DP Quiz 2

QUIZ 2
1. Underwater acoustics can be utilized for which of the following applications?

A) Marking underwater features or hardware.
B) Position reference for DP purposes.
C) Tracking ROVs or other equipment.
D) All of the above.
2. Which is the system that uses a single transducer and a calibrated array of
transponders located on the sea floor?
A) Short Baseline (SBL) acoustic positioning.
B) Super Short Baseline (SSBL) acoustic positioning.
C) Long Baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning.
D) Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning.
3. Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) Hydroacoustic positioning is determined by:

A) Range and bearing of a single transponder beacon.
B) Difference in time of arrival of signal from a single pinger beacon to an array of hydrophones mounted
on the vessel hull.
C) Acoustic ranging from multiple transponder beacons in an array.
D) Monitoring signals from a mobile transponder beacon.
4. When using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) what is the recommended
minimum number of satellites required for position fixing?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 5
5. Performance of an HPR system is often limited by acoustic conditions in the water.

What would be an example of such a condition?
A) Oil leaking from the ROV.
B) Noise from vessel thrusters.
C) Conversations between divers.
D) Noise from the Taut Wire winch.
6. A major reason for the loss of hydro-acoustic signals is:

A) Pressure gradient in the water column.
B) Marine growth.
C) Engine vibration.
D) Noise and aeration from thrusters
7. When using a Hydroacoustic Position Reference (HPR) system, acoustic reception is not
adversely affected by:
A) Aeration in the water
B) Thruster noise
C) Heavy snowfall
D) Temperature layering in the water column
8. The best placement, when possible, of HPR system transponder beacons will be:
A) Downwind and down-current from vessel location
B) Down-current and upwind from vessel location
C) Upwind and up-current from vessel location
D) Downwind and up-current from vessel location
9. Which of the following principles does a GNSS use to determine vessel position?
A) The GNSS receiver acquires radio signals from satellites, measures the time delay of signal reception
and, with known satellite positions, determines multiple position lines.
B) Range and bearing from reference station is determined from a communications satellite; position is
therefore determined by the known location of the reference station.
C) GNSS satellites monitor the vessel position and transmit the information via communication satellite
to the vessel.
D) The vessel transmits data to the GNSS satellites, which then transmit position data to reference
stations for retransmission to the vessel.
10. Which of the following is NOT a DGNSS quality factor?

A) The number of satellites being tracked.
B) The Age or Latency of differential correction data
C) The value of HDOP.
D) Adverse weather conditions.
11. When using a Hydroacoustic Position Reference (HPR) system, acoustic reception is
not adversely affected by:
A) Heavy snowfall
B) Aeration in the water

C) Thruster noise
D) Temperature layering in the water column
12. How are HPR beacons deployed from a DP vessel?

A) Lowered to the seabed using a wire which remains attached to the vessel.
B) Lowered to the seabed using a wire which may be buoyed off.
C) Placed in position using an ROV.
D) Any of the above methods may be used
13. Which is the system that uses a single transducer and a calibrated array of
transponders located on the sea floor?
A) Short Baseline (SBL) acoustic positioning.
B) Long Baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning.
C) Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning.
D) Super Short Baseline (SSBL) acoustic positioning.
14. Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) Hydroacoustic positioning is determined by:

A) Monitoring signals from a mobile transponder beacon.
B) Difference in time of arrival of signal from a single pinger beacon to an array of hydrophones mounted
on the vessel hull.
C) Range and bearing of a single transponder beacon.
D) Acoustic ranging from multiple transponder beacons in an array.
15. Multipath reception can be a problem for both HPR and GNSS Position Reference
Systems by:
A) Causing the system to listen to the wrong signal source.
B) Creating a shorter than correct path for the signals.
C) Decreasing the strength of the received signal.
D) Confusing the distance and/or direction from the source through signal reflection.
16. A Dual Frequency GNSS receiver is used to:

A) Achieve redundancy in the operation. (wrong answer)
B) Improve accuracy by compensating for ionospheric delay.
C) Get better positioning due to the higher positioning accuracy of military frequencies.
D) Lock on to a satellite on one channel while scanning on another.
17. What is the maximum practicable range for FMCW Radar PositionReference Systems
such as RADius and RadaScan?
A) 10 - 50m
B) 200 - 1000m
C) 5000m
D) 10000m
18. In a Hydroacoustic Position Reference (HPR) System, a Responder Beacon is a device

which:
A) Is interrogated by electrical signal through cable, replying through water.
B) Is Interrogated through water and replies through water.
C) Sends continuous acoustic pulses from the sea floor.
D) Is interrogated through water and replies via cable.
19. If a platform has just one Artemis antenna, how many vessels can be positioned using
Artemis as a Position
A) Two vessels provided that they have different frequencies.
B) All vessels within a 5 km range.
C) Five vessels.
D) One vessel.
20.Performance of an HPR system is often limited by acoustic conditions in the water.

What would be an example of such a condition?
A) Oil leaking from the ROV.
B) Noise from vessel thrusters.
C) Noise from the Taut Wire winch.
D) Conversations between divers.
21. A vessel is using one HPR Pole/Transducer in Super Short Baseline (SSBL) mode. Four
separate Transponder Beacons are in position and being interrogated. Three beacons are
in fixed locations on the sea floor. The fourth beacon is designated 'mobile' and is located
on an ROV. For DP Class purposes, this array qualifies as:
A) Two Position Reference Systems.
B) Three Position Reference Systems.
C) Four Position Reference Systems.
D) One Position Reference System.
22. What might be the 95 percent accuracy of a Differential Global Navigation Satellite
System (DGNSS) using a modern commercial subscription service?
A) Less than 0.1 metre.
B) Less than 1 metre

C) Less than 0.2 metres.
D) Any of the above, depending on which service is chosen.
23. Which of the following may adversely affect the quality and accuracy of positional
data provided by satellite-based position reference systems?
A) The close proximity of large platform structures.
B) The DGPS antenna being located too high in the vessel.
C) Interference from laser-based position reference systems.
D) The use of the UTM co-ordinate system.
24. How does a Laser Position Reference System measure the bearing of a target?
A) By monitoring the height of the target.
B) By combining the relative bearing of the target with the ship's heading.
C) By measuring the time of flight to and from the target.
D) With reference to information from the Motion Reference Unit.

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1. Underwater acoustics can be utilized for which of the following applications?

B) Position reference for DP purposes.

C) Tracking ROVs or other equipment.

D) All of the above.

B) Super Short Baseline (SSBL) acoustic positioning.

C) Long Baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning.

D) Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning.

3. Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) Hydroacoustic positioning is determined by:

C) Acoustic ranging from multiple transponder beacons in an array.

D) Monitoring signals from a mobile transponder beacon.

5. Performance of an HPR system is often limited by acoustic conditions in the water.

B) Noise from vessel thrusters.

C) Conversations between divers.

D) Noise from the Taut Wire winch.

6. A major reason for the loss of hydro-acoustic signals is:

D) Noise and aeration from thrusters

D) Temperature layering in the water column

B) Down-current and upwind from vessel location

C) Upwind and up-current from vessel location

D) Downwind and up-current from vessel location

10. Which of the following is NOT a DGNSS quality factor?

B) The Age or Latency of differential correction data

C) The value of HDOP.

D) Adverse weather conditions.

B) Aeration in the water

D) Temperature layering in the water column

12. How are HPR beacons deployed from a DP vessel?

B) Lowered to the seabed using a wire which may be buoyed off.

C) Placed in position using an ROV.

D) Any of the above methods may be used

B) Long Baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning.

C) Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning.

D) Super Short Baseline (SSBL) acoustic positioning.

14. Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) Hydroacoustic positioning is determined by:

C) Range and bearing of a single transponder beacon.

D) Acoustic ranging from multiple transponder beacons in an array.

B) Creating a shorter than correct path for the signals.

C) Decreasing the strength of the received signal.

16. A Dual Frequency GNSS receiver is used to:

B) Improve accuracy by compensating for ionospheric delay.

D) Lock on to a satellite on one channel while scanning on another.

18. In a Hydroacoustic Position Reference (HPR) System, a Responder Beacon is a device

B) Is Interrogated through water and replies through water.

C) Sends continuous acoustic pulses from the sea floor.

D) Is interrogated through water and replies via cable.

B) All vessels within a 5 km range.

20.Performance of an HPR system is often limited by acoustic conditions in the water.

B) Noise from vessel thrusters.

C) Noise from the Taut Wire winch.

D) Conversations between divers.

B) Three Position Reference Systems.

C) Four Position Reference Systems.

D) One Position Reference System.

B) Less than 1 metre

D) Any of the above, depending on which service is chosen.

B) The DGPS antenna being located too high in the vessel.

C) Interference from laser-based position reference systems.