Maritime

Precision Steering at Sea: Nav Challenges

Assess your grasp of core navigation tactics through 9 medium questions spanning aids, corrections, and maneuvers.

#maritime navigation#buoyage systems#dead reckoning#route planning#compass deviation#tidal heights#COLREGS lights#cardinal marks#chart plotting

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
In IALA Region A, which buoy marks the starboard side of a channel when returning from seaward?
Question 1
2
What causes magnetic variation in navigation?
Question 2
3
Compass deviation is primarily caused by:
Question 3
4
A navigation fix is obtained by:
Question 4
5
The characteristic of a North cardinal mark buoy is:
Question 5
6
Under COLREGS, a power-driven vessel underway at night shows sidelights and:
Question 6
7
The day shape for a vessel engaged in trawling while making way is:
Question 7
8
For a vessel steaming 120 nautical miles at 20 knots, the estimated time en route is:
Question 8
9
Chart datum typically represents:
Question 9