NAVIGATION

Question 1

What is a sextant?

Answer 1

Used for celestial navigation

Question 2

What is a stadimeter?

Answer 2

Gives distance of a object based on its height

Question 3

What’s a telescopic alidade?

Answer 3

Gives bearing of a object

Question 4

What’s a magnetic compass?

Answer 4

Based on magnetic north

Question 5

What’s a psychrometer?

Answer 5

Gets relative humidity/dew point based on wet and dry bulb thermometer

Question 6

What does barometer do?

Answer 6

Atmospheric pressure

Question 7

What is set and drift?

Answer 7

Angle and speed ship is pushed off course

Question 8

What is advance?

Answer 8

Distance gained forward from time you mark your turn til you’re on new course

Question 9

What is transfer?

Answer 9

Distance gained left or right of track from time you mark your turn until you’re steady on new course

Question 10

What’s true bearing?

Answer 10

Based on true north

Question 11

What is relative bearing?

Answer 11

Based on relation to ship

Question 12

What’re the underway navigation light?

Answer 12

Port
Starboard
FWD/ Mast Headlight
Stern Light

Question 13

What color is Port light?

Answer 13

Red

Question 14

What color is starboard light?

Answer 14

Green

Question 15

What color is FWD/AFT Mast headlight?

Answer 15

White

Question 16

What color is stern light?

Answer 16

White

Question 17

What’s the telltale panel used for?

Answer 17

Normal underway lights. Has 2 filaments RED and AMBER. When 1 goes out it turns Amber but when both go out it turns Red and has a alarm

Question 18

What’s the lights for MOB?

Answer 18

Flashing red. Flashes by cranking it manually

Question 19

What lights are used for Restricted Ability to Maneuver?

Answer 19

Red
White
Red

Question 20

What day shapes are used for Restricted Ability to Maneuver?

Answer 20

Ball
Diamond
Ball

Question 21

What lights are for Not Under Command?

Answer 21

Red

Red

Question 22

What day shapes are for Not Under Command?

Answer 22

Ball

Ball

Question 23

What lights are for anchor?

Answer 23

All around white light

Question 24

What’s the day shape for anchor?

Answer 24

1 Ball

Question 25

What lights are for Constrained by Draft?

Answer 25

Red Red Red

Question 26

What day shapes are used for Constrained by Draft?

Answer 26

1 Cylinder

Question 27

What is swing?

Answer 27

Length of shots paid out plus length of ship

Question 28

What is drag?

Answer 28

Length of shots paid out plus distance from hawsepipe to Polaris

Question 29

What is latitude?

Answer 29

Measured north and south of equator

Question 30

What is longitude?

Answer 30

Measured east and west from Prime Meridian

Question 31

What is GMT?

Answer 31

Zulu time

Question 32

What does GMT stand for?

Answer 32

Greenwich Mean Time

Question 33

Where is GMT?

Answer 33

Greenwich, England | Prime Meriden

Question 34

How many times zones are there?

Answer 34

25

Question 35

What is variation?

Answer 35

Difference between true north and magnetic north

Question 36

What's the difference between IALA A and B?

Answer 36

A- red right leaving | B- red right returning

Question 37

Where is IALA B used?

Answer 37

Americas and Philippines

Question 38

Where is IALA A used?

Answer 38

Rest of the world

Question 39

What are cardinal buoys?

Answer 39

Point direction to safe water

Question 40

What does north look like?

Answer 40

2 triangles facing up

Question 41

What does east look like?

Answer 41

2 triangles facing away from eachother

Question 42

What does south look like?

Answer 42

2 triangles facing down

Question 43

What does west look like?

Answer 43

2 triangles pointing towards eachother

Question 44

What're the different ways to get ship's position?

Answer 44

Visual Radar Electronic Celestial

Question 45

What does OOD do?

Answer 45

Overall in charge of ship when CO isn't in the bridge

Question 46

What does CONN do?

Answer 46

Gives orders to helm

Question 47

What does BMOW do?

Answer 47

Passes words and lookout rotation

Question 48

What does QMOW do?

Answer 48

Represents Nav when he's not on the bridge. Responsible for safe navigation

Question 49

What does HELM do?

Answer 49

Steers ship

Question 50

What does LEE HELM do?

Answer 50

Controls ship's speed

Question 51

What does VMS stand for?

Answer 51

Voyage Management System

Question 52

How many VMS modes are there?

Answer 52

4

Question 53

What are the 4 modes of VMS?

Answer 53

NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 CONN2

Question 54

Where is NAV1?

Answer 54

Bridge

Question 55

Where is NAV2?

Answer 55

Chart room

Question 56

Where is NAV3?

Answer 56

Combat

Question 57

Where is CONN2?

Answer 57

Bridge

Question 58

What is CONN1?

Answer 58

BME

Question 59

What's BRAVO for?

Answer 59

Fuel and Ordinance

Question 60

What is HOTEL for?

Answer 60

Helo operations

Question 61

What's CODE ALPHA for?

Answer 61

Divers

Question 62

What's INDIA for?

Answer 62

Alongside

Question 63

What's GOLF for?

Answer 63

Guide ship

Question 64

What's KILO for?

Answer 64

Personnel aloft or over the side

Question 65

What's LIMA for?

Answer 65

HERO

Question 66

What's OSCAR for?

Answer 66

Man overboard

Question 67

What's PAPA for?

Answer 67

Personnel Recall

Question 68

What's QUEBEC for?

Answer 68

Boat recall

Question 69

What's ROMEO for?

Answer 69

Replenishing or Transferring

Question 70

What's UNIFORM for?

Answer 70

Anchoring/Mooring

Question 71

What's PREP for?

Answer 71

Colors

Question 72

What's 1st Sub for?

Answer 72

Absence of official for 72hrs or less

Question 73

Where is 1st Sub flown?

Answer 73

Outboard STBD yardarm

Question 74

What is 2nd Sub for?

Answer 74

Absence of chief of staff

Question 75

Where is 2nd Sub flown?

Answer 75

Inboard PRT yardarm

Question 76

What is 3rd Sub flown for?

Answer 76

Absence of CO

Question 77

Where is 3rd Sub flown?

Answer 77

Outboard PRT yardarm

Question 78

What is 4th Sub for?

Answer 78

Absence of civilian official

Question 79

Where is 4th Sub flown?

Answer 79

Inboard STBD yardarm