NAV 3 – QUIZ - MIDTERM

Multiple Choice
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What is the algebraic sum of deviation and variation?

a. True Course c. Deviation
b. Compass Error d Variation
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   What is the difference between the compass heading and the magnetic heading?

a Compass Error c. True Bearing

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b Variation d. Deviation
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   Variation is caused by?

a Land masses c. Magnetism from earth’s magnetic
. field
b Earth’s rotation d. Magnetism within the vessel
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   What is the angular difference between the true north and magnetic north from the ship’s position?
a Compass Error c. Deviation
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b Variation d. True Course
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   Calculate the compass error if the variation is 10° E and the deviation is 6°E.
a. 16°E c. 04°W
b. 04°E d. 16°W

   Calculate the compass error if the variation is 5° W and the deviation is 7°W.

a 12°E c. 02°E
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b 12°W d 02°W
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   Calculate the compass error if the variation is 05° W and the deviation is 05°E.

a. 10° E/W c. 10°E

b. 10° W d. 00° E/W

   Calculate the compass error if the deviation is 6° W and the variation is 4°E.
a 02°E c. 10°W
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b 02°W d 10°E
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   Calculate the compass error if the deviation is 05° W and the variation is 07° E.
a. 12° W c. 02° W
b. 12° E d. 02° E

.    Calculate the deviation if the compass error is 03° E and the variation is 8°E.
a. 05° W c. 11° W
b. 05° E d. 11° E

.    Calculate the deviation if the compass error is 02° W and the variation is 7°E.
a. 05° E c. 09° E
b. 09° W d. 05° W

.    Calculate the deviation if the compass error is 03° E and the variation is 6° W.
a. 3° W c. 9° E
b. 9° W d. 3° E

.    Calculate the deviation if the variation is 06° E and the compass error is 3°E.
a. 03° E c. 03° W
b. 09° E d 09° W
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.    Calculate the deviation if the compass error is 09° E and the variation is 5°E.
a. 14° E c. 04° E
b. 04° d. 14° W
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.    Calculate the deviation if the compass error is 09° E and the variation is 7°W.
a. 16° W c. 02° W
b. 16° E d. 02° E

.    What is the direction of the ship’s head relative to the direction of the true north?
a True bearing c. Compass course
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b Relative bearing d. True course
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.    What is the horizontal angle between the direction of compass north and the direction of the ship’s
head?
a. True course c. Compass course
b. Magnetic d. Relative bearing
course

.    What is the horizontal angle between the direction of magnetic north and the direction of the ship’s
head? 
a Magnetic North c. True course
.
b Compass north d. Magnetic
. course

.    __________ is the horizontal angle between the direction of true north and the ship’s head.
a. True bearing c. Compass
bearing
b. Compass course d. True course

20.    Your true course is 012°. The variation for the locality is 7° E and the deviation is 4°W.
Calculate your compass course.
a 015° c. 009°
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b 009° d 023°
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.    Your true course is 134°. The variation for the locality is 8° E and the deviation is 5°W. Calculate
your compass course.
 a 147° c. 137°
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b 121° d 131°
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.    Your true course is 170°. The variation for the locality is 6° W and the deviation is 2°E. Calculate
your compass course.
a 170° c. 166°
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b 174° d 160°
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.    Your true course is 220°. The variation for the locality is 5° W and the deviation is 3°E. Calculate
your compass course.
a. 222° c. 220°
b. 218° d. 212°

.    Your true course is 292°. The variation for the locality is 6° E and the deviation is 3°W. Calculate
your compass course.
a 295° c. 301°
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b 289° d 283°
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.    Your compass course is 315°. The variation for the locality is 6° E and the deviation is 5°E.
Calculate your true course.
a 304° c. 326°
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b 319° d 320°
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.    Your compass course is 279°. The variation for the locality is 7° W and the deviation is 4°E.
Calculate your true course.
a 219° c. 290°
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b 282° d 276°
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.    Your compass course is 358°. The variation for the locality is 3° E and the deviation is 3°E.
Calculate your true course.
a 364° c. 352°
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b 002° d 004°
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.    Your compass course is 031°. The variation for the locality is 4° E and the deviation is 5°E.
Calculate your true course.
a 022° c. 032°
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b 040° d 030°
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.    Your compass course is 154°. The variation for the locality is 5° W and the deviation is 4° E.
Calculate your true course.
a 154° c. 155°
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b 153° d 152°
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.    Your compass course is 208°. The variation for the locality is 6° E and the deviation is 5° W.
Calculate your true course.
a 209° c. 208°
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b 210° d 207°
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.    The vessel is on course 214° true in the area where the variation is 7° W. The deviation is 2° W. A
lighthouse bears 306° by magnetic compass. Calculate the true bearing of the lighthouse.

a 205° c. 297°
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b 208° d 315°
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.    The vessel is on course 050° true in the area where the variation is 7° W. The deviation is 6° E. A
lighthouse bears 352° by magnetic compass. Calculate the true bearing of the lighthouse. 

a 051° c. 049°
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 b 352° d 351°
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.    The vessel is on course 210° true in the area where the variation is 5° W. The deviation is 6° E. A
lighthouse bears 175° by magnetic compass. Calculate the true bearing of the lighthouse. 

a 176° c. 211°
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b 174° d 209°
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.    The vessel is on course 186° in the area where the variation is 7° E. The deviation is 5° W. A
lighthouse bears 142° by magnetic compass. Calculate the true bearing of the lighthouse. 

a 188° c. 140°
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b 184° d 144°
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.    The vessel is steering on course 290° true and acquired a target 350° relative, what is the true
bearing of the target?
a. 060° T c. 080° T
b. 280° T d. 010° T

.    The vessel is steering on course 260° true and acquired a target 295° relative, what is the true
bearing of the target?
a. 035°T c. 195°T
b. 185°T d. 260°T

.    The vessel is steering on course 135° true and acquired a target 55° relative, what is the true
bearing of the target?
a 170° c. 080°
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b 200° d 190°
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.    The vessel is steering on course 293° true and acquired a target broad on port quarter, what is the
relative bearing of the target?
a 067° c. 180°
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 b 045° d 225°
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.    The vessel is steering on course 348° true and acquired a target 282° true, what is the relative
bearing of the target?
a 066° c. 280°
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b 270° d 294°
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.    The vessel is steering on course 213° true and acquired a target 164° true, what is the relative
bearing of the target?
a. 311° c. 017°
b. 049° d. 377°

.    The vessel is steering on course 214° true and acquired a target broad on starboard quarter, what
is the relative bearing of the target?
a 146° c. 135°
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b 349° d 079°
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.    ________ is the horizontal angle between the direction of magnetic north and the direction of the
object.
a. Magnetic course c. Variation
b. Magnetic bearing d Compass course
.

.    ________ is the horizontal angle between the direction of compass north and the direction of the
object.
a. Compass north c. Compass course
b. Compass heading d. Compass bearing

.    ________ is the horizontal angle between the direction of true north and the direction of the object.
a. True north c. True heading
b. True d. True bearing
course
.    ________ is the direction in which a ship is heading.
a. Course c. Relative bearing
b. Heading d. True bearing

.    The magnetic compass will have the greatest directive force at the __________.
a Magnetic pole c. Magnetic equator
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b Geographical pole d. High magnetic latitude
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.    The angular deflection of the compass needle asaffected by the earth’s polarity is__________.
a. Variation c. Deviation
b. Geographical d. Compass error
inertia

.    What is the most accurate deviation diagram used on board the ship
a. Reciprocal c. Agonic diagram
method
b. Isogonic diagram d. Napier’s diagram

.    The Gyrocompass is reliable up to:

a. All latitudes c. Near the equator
b. Latitude 60° N d. 75° N or S

.    The Gyro compass has the least directional power at:
a. Latitude 45°N c. The poles
b. Latitude 75° N or d. The equator
S

.    The mean deviation on heading 000° and 180° with the sign at 180° reversed is called
__________. 
a. Cefficient A c. Cefficient A
b. Cefficient B d. Cefficient D

.    The mean deviation at intercardinal headings with signs at headings 135° and 315° reversed is
called __________. 
a Coefficient J c. Coefficient C
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 b Coefficient B d. Coefficient D
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.    The mean deviation on cardinal headings, with signs at 090° and 270° reversed is called
__________. 
a Coefficient J c. Coefficient D
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b Coefficient A d. Coefficient E
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.    The compass rose on a chart will generally indicate the:

a. Deviatio c. Compass Error
n
b. Variation d. Wind rose

.    Coefficient of constant deviation of the compass is/are:

a. Coefficient A c. Coefficient  D & E
b. Coefficient C & D d. Coefficient B & C

.    Magnetic variation changes with the change in: 

a. Season c. Vessel’s course 
b. Vessel’s heading d. Vessel’s position

.    __________ is caused by the fact that a gyrocompass only moves directly east or west when it is
stationary (on the rotating earth) or placed on a vessel moving exactly east or west.
a. Gimbaling error c. Speed error
b. Tangent latitude d Balistic deflection error
error .

.    __________ occurs when there is a marked change in the north-south component of the speed.
East-west acceleration have no effect.
a Ballistic deflection error c. Tangent latitude error
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b Gimballing error d Speed error
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.    __________ is caused by taking readings from the compass card when it is tilted from the
horizontal plane.
 a. Gimballing error c. Tangent latitude error
b. Ballistic damping error d. Ballistic deflection
error

.    This error is also corrected internally, by offsetting the lubber’s line or with a small movable weight
attached to he casing.
a. Speed error c. Ballistic deflection error
b. Gimballing error d. Tangent latitude error