Advanced Navigation Knowledge Check
A challenging set of questions designed to evaluate expert competence in sea route determination and instrument interpretation.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
When using a sextant to obtain a noon sight of the sun, which correction must be applied to the observed altitude before calculating latitude?
- 2
In dead reckoning, which factor most significantly increases cumulative positional error over a long voyage?
- 3
A vessel crossing a tidal stream at a right angle must adjust its heading. Which formula gives the required course correction angle?
- 4
Which of the following best describes the effect of a magnetic compass's quadrant error?
- 5
During a GPS spoofing incident, which onboard system can still provide reliable positioning?
- 6
When plotting a rhumb line on a Mercator chart, why does the line appear straight?
- 7
In pilotage, which chart symbol indicates a danger area where the water depth is less than 5 meters at chart datum?
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