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What is the barometer?
Used to determine air pressure outside
What does the stadimeter measure?
Distance of object
What are the heights and range that the stadimeter measure at?
Height 50 and 200 Feet
Ranges 200 to 10,000 yards
What does telescopic alidade do?
Takes real and true bearing to distant object
What does sextant measure?
Measures angles
What does chronometer do?
Gives mean solar time
What is dead reckoning?
Estimated position based on course and speed
What are the 6 rules of dead reckoning?
Every hour on the hour Every speed change Every course change Every fix Every new fix Every line of position
How does set and drift get its measurement?
By current direction and speed
What effects Set and Drift?
Wind and current
What is Set?
The direction toward which the forces tend to push vessel
What is drift?
Velocity of the force in knots
What is variation?
The difference between the value of true north and magnetic north
What buoy system does Japan use?
IALA B
What side are Red buoys? Port or STBD
STBD
What side is green buoys?
PORTSIDE
What does SCU stand for?
Steering control unit
What does the SCU consist of?
Helm
Lee Helm
manual ships whistle button
Manual ship whistle lever above
What is radio channel for bridge to bridge?
10,12 and 16
What does Tell Tale Panel control?
Underway lights
What color light is Masthead?
White
What color lights are on port side
Red
What color lights are STBD side?
Green
What are the Inport lights?
Aircraft warning(red) Flagstaff/jackstaff(white) Anchor(white) Deck Waterline security(white)
Light for man overboard?
2 red flashing lights
What color light for Not under command? (Loss of steering or propulsion)
2 red
What color light for restricted maneuver?
Red white Red
What color light is aground?
3 red
What day shape is man overboard?
Oscar
What day shape is restricted maneuver?
Ball, diamond, ball