Bridge equipment

Question 1

Magnetic Compass

Answer 1

A magnetic compass points to magnetic north pole

Question 2

Gyro Compass

Answer 2

Mechanically and electrically controlled instrument designed to indicate True North.

Question 3

Marine Sextant

Answer 3

The marine sextant is an optical device designed to measure angles which can be used to give a line of position.

Question 4

Azimuth Mirror

Answer 4

Fits on over compass to take

bearings (direction from you) of objects.

Question 5

Pelorus

Answer 5

a sighting device on a ship for taking the relative bearings of a distant object.

Question 6

Radar

Answer 6

RAdio Detection And Ranging

Question 7

ECDIS

Answer 7

Electronic Chart Display and Information System

Question 8

Echo Sounder

Answer 8

Electronic device used to measure the depth of water

Question 9

GPS

Answer 9

Global Positioning System

Question 10

DGPS

Answer 10

– Differential Global Positioning System

Question 11

AIS

Answer 11

Automatic Identification System designed to be capable of providing information about the ship to other ships and to coastal authorities automatically.

Question 12

Voyage Data Recorder (VDR)

Answer 12

Records important information. Black box

all passenger ships and vessels over 3,000 GT