Fundamentals of Sea Navigation

A short quiz designed to reinforce essential concepts for navigating vessels on open water.

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CategoryMaritime
DifficultyEASY
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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

  1. 1

    What does the abbreviation 'N' on a compass stand for?

    Question 1
  2. 2

    Which line on a nautical chart indicates a constant depth?

    Question 2
  3. 3

    When a vessel is heading directly into the wind, it is said to be sailing what?

    Question 3
  4. 4

    What color buoy marks the starboard side of a channel when returning from sea?

    Question 4
  5. 5

    A chart symbol showing a dashed line with numbers represents what?

    Question 5
  6. 6

    The term 'lead line' refers to what equipment?

    Question 6
  7. 7

    If a ship's bearing to a lighthouse is 045°, what is the direction relative to true north?

    Question 7
  8. 8

    What does a green buoy with a vertical stripe indicate?

    Question 8
  9. 9

    The magnetic declination at a location is 10° east. How should a compass reading be corrected to obtain true heading?

    Question 9
  10. 10

    Which term describes the distance a ship travels along a straight line between two points?

    Question 10

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