NAVIGATION Flashcards
WHAT DOES DAGR STAND FOR?
DEFENSE ADVANCED GPS RECEIVER
WHAT COLOR AND HOW MANY DEGREES ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE A PORT RUNNING LIGHT?
RED, 112.5 DEGREES
WHAT COLOR AND HOW MANY DEGREES ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE A STARBOARD RUNNING LIGHT?
GREEN, 112.5 DEGREES
WHAT COLOR AND HOW MANY DEGREES ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE A STERN LIGHT?
WHITE, 135 DEGREES
IN A CONTACT REPORT WHAT IS POSITION ANGLE USED FOR?
AIRCRAFT
WHAT IS A TARGET ANGLE?
THE RELATIVE POSITION OF YOUR VESSEL FROM THE OTHER VESSELS BOW.
WHAT IS RULE 6 IN RULES OF THE ROAD?
SAFE SPEED SO THAT SHE CAN TAKE PROPER AND EFFECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION AND BE STOPPED WITHIN A DISTANCE APPROPRIATE TO THE PREVAILING CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS.
WHAT FACTORS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR WHEN DETERMINING SAFE SPEED?
VISIBILITY, TRAFFIC DENSITY, MANEUVERABILITY, BACKGROUND LIGHTING, ENVIRONMENT, DRAFT
DEFINE RELATIVE BEARING?
BOW OF THE VESSEL BEING 000 DEGREES GOING AROUND TO 359
WHAT IS VARIATION?
VARIATION EQUALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUE NORTH AND MAGNETIC NORTH.
WHAT IS DEVIATION?
DEFINED AS THE AMOUNT THAT THE COMPASS IS DEFLECTED FROM THE MAGNETIC PULL BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE SHIP’S IRON.
WHAT DOES ONE SHORT BLAST MEAN?
I INTEND TO LEAVE YOU ON MY PORT.
WHAT DOES TWO SHORT BLAST MEAN?
I INTEND TO LEAVE YOU ON MY STARBOARD.
HOW MANY DEGREES WILL DEEM A VESSEL TO BE OVERTAKING?
22.5 DEGREES ABAFT HER BEAM.
WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF COLLISION BOTH VESSELS HAVE A CBDR. WHAT DOES CBDR STAND FOR?
CONSTANT BEARING DECREASING RANGE.
