Which of the methos for establishing the Movement Components of the Target (MCT) is not visual? 

The Collision maneuver is made when:

Distance covered in 6 minutes is:

 You are heading in a northerly direction when you come across an easterly current. Your vessel will: 

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding automatic identification systems (AIS)?

In a weather report, the term "visibility" expresses:

 What is the relative bearing of an object on the port beam? 

 In which country would you expect the channels to be marked with the IALA-B Buoyage System? 

 The distance that a vessel travels from the time that the order to put engines full astern until the vessel is dead in the water is known as : 

If the winch should fail while you are hauling in the anchor, what prevents the anchor cable from running out?

The best method of determining if a vessel is dragging anchor is to note

 A proper look-out must be kept 

You are standing the wheelwatch when you hear the cry, "Man overboard starboard side". You should be ready to

Gross tonnage indicates the vessel's

 Your vessel is docking, but not yet alongside. Which line will be the most useful when maneuvering the vessel alongside the pier? 

The range of tide is the

In calculating a running fix position, what is the minimum number of fixed objects needed to take your lines of position from?

A position obtained by applying only your vessel's course and speed to a known position is a

Your vessel is making way through the water at a speed of 12 knots. Your vessel traveled 30 nautical miles in 2 hours 20 minutes. What current are you experiencing?

15 degrees of latitude is equal to

A Mercator chart is a

A relative bearing is always measured from

Anticylones are usually characterized by

You are on course 027T and take a relative bearing to a lighthouse of 220. What is the true bearing to the lighthouse?

For navigational purposes, each great circle on the Earth has a length of

The direction of prevailing winds in the Northern hemisphere is caused by the:

Which Beaufort force indicates a wind speed of 65 knots?

The apparent wind can be zero when the true wind is from:

When you enter shallow water, you would expect your rudder response to

If the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is

The standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by

As a vessel changes course to starboard, the compass card in a magnetic compass 

A position obtained by taking lines of position from one object at different times and advancing them to a common time is:

The path that a vessel is expected to follow, represented on a chart by a line drawn from the point of departure to the point of arrival, is the 

If your vessel is turning RPM for 10 knots and making good a speed of 10 knots, the current could be

When anchoring, it is a common rule of thumb to use a length of chain

The radiotelephone safety message urgently concerned with safety of a person would be prefixed by the word

Which vessel is NOT required to have a radiotelephone?

A message giving warning of a hurricane should have which prefix when sent by radiotelephone?

In which source could you find the number of a chart for a certain geographic area?

What is the most important source of information to be used in correcting charts and keeping them up to date?

Mariners are first warned of serious defects or important changes to aids to navigation by means of 

A vessel heading NE is on a course of:

What is the characteristic of a rhumb line?

"Stand" of the tide is that time when 

A vessel's position should be plotted using bearings of:

Wind direction may be determined by observing all of the following EXCEPT

The Local Notice to Mariners is usually published:

What does the term "tide" refer to?

When navigating a vessel, you:

The four standard light colors used for lighted aids to navigation are red, green, white, and:

After a cold front passes the barometric pressure usually

The best estimate of the wind direction at sea level can be obtained from observing the direction of the:

Which condition will occur after a cold front passes?

The Sailing Directions (Pilot books) contain information on all of the following EXCEPT

Deviation changes with a change in

When reporting wind direction, you should give the direction in

Daylight savings time is a form of zone time that adopts the time

After the passage of a cold front the visibility:

If the compass heading and the magnetic heading are the same then 

When recording the wind direction in the weather log, you would report the

On the approach of a warm front, barometric pressure usuall

What area of the earth cannot be shown on a standard Mercator chart?

The reaction of a gyrocompass to an applied force is known as

You are on a course of 344˚ T and take a relative bearing of a lighthouse  of 090˚. what is the true bearing to the lighthouse?

You take bearings of 043˚ and 165˚ to two objects. What bearing of a third object will give the best fix?

A radar range to a small, charted object such as a light will provide a line of position in which form?

Which correction(s) must be applied to an aneroid barometer?

When determining compass error by an azimuth of Polaris, you enter the Nautical Almanac with the

Widely spaced isobars on a weather map indicate

What will NOT induce errors into a Doppler sonar log?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Generally speaking, you should expect to find low atmospheric pressure prevailing in the earth's 

You are on course 027°T and take a relative bearing to a lighthouse of 220°. What is the true bearing to the lighthouse?

A vessel heading NNW is on a course of 

Which magnetic compass corrector(s) can be set while the vessel is on a heading of magnetic northeast or magnetic southeast?

A vessel heading WNW is on a course of

A parallax correction is NOT applied to observations of the:

What is the brightest navigational planet?

In the horizon system of coordinates what is equivalent to the equator on the Earth?

In the horizon system of coordinates what is equivalent to longitude on the Earth?

The point on the celestial sphere that is directly below an observer is the 

In the horizon system of coordinates what is equivalent to the poles on the Earth?

The spinning of a celestial body about its axis is known as

The parallel of latitude at 23°27'N is the:

The parallel of latitude at 23°27'S is the:

While on watch, you notice that the air temperature is dropping and is approaching the dew point. Which type of weather should be forecasted?

On a Mercator chart, 1 nautical mile is equal to:

Permanent magnetism is found in:

The new Moon cannot be seen because the Moon is:

By convention, the north pole of a magnet is painted: 

By convention, the Earth's north magnetic pole is colored:

By convention, the Earth's south magnetic pole is colored:

By convention, the sout pole of a magnet is painted: 

It is 1200 local time for an observer at 54°E longitude. Which statement is TRUE?

The description "Racon" beside an illustration on a chart would mean a: