Which position on illustration D049NG would likely have stratus or stratocumulus clouds, occasional light drizzle, steady westerlies around 10 knots, and steady temperatures?
A) B B) C C) D D) E E)NULL
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You are running parallel to the coast and plotting running fixes using bearings of the same object. You are making more speed than assumed for the running fix. In relation to the position indicated by the fix you will be __________.?
A) closer to the coast B) farther from the coast C) on the track line ahead of the fix D) on the track line behind the fix E)NULL
The precession of the equinoxes of the Earth is __________.?
A) the gradual increase in the period of rotation caused by the effects of the Moon B) the irregularity of the Earth’s orbit caused by influences of the Sun and Moon C) caused by the elliptical shape of the Earth’s…
What term is used to describe a river barge designed to carry coal or any similar cargo not requiring weather protection?
A) Single skin B) Double skin C) Open hopper D) Deck barge E)NULL
The Earth has the shape of a(n) __________.?
A) sphere B) oblate spheroid C) spheroid of revolution D) oblate eggoid E)NULL
A dead reckoning (DR) plot __________.?
A) ignores the effect of surface currents B) is most useful when in sight of land C) must be plotted using magnetic courses D) may be started at an assumed position E)NULL
A line on a weather chart connecting places which have the same barometric pressure is called an __________.?
A) isotherm B) isallobar C) isobar D) isotope E)NULL
Under the U.S. Aids to Navigation System, spherical buoys may be __________.?
A) numbered B) lettered C) lighted D) All of the above E)NULL
While proceeding downriver, you sight a red triangular-shaped daymark on the left bank. Under the U.S. Aids to Navigation System on the Western Rivers this is a __________.?
A) special purpose signal B) passing daymark C) mark with no lateral significance D) crossing daymark E)NULL
A hand held instrument used to measure distances between objects and the ship is a __________.?
A) vernier B) psychrometer C) hygrometer D) stadimeter E)NULL