You are planning a voyage from San Francisco to Japan. Which publication contains information on the ocean routes?
A) Coast Pilot B) Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) C) Sailing Directions (Enroute) D) World Port Index E)NULL
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When correcting the sextant altitude to apparent altitude you are correcting for inaccuracies in the reference level and __________.?
A) the equivalent reading to the center of the body B) the equivalent reading from the center of the Earth C) for inaccuracies in the instrument D) the bending of the rays of light from the body E)NULL
A weather forecast states that the wind will commence backing. In the Northern Hemisphere, this would indicate that it will __________.?
A) shift in a clockwise manner B) shift in a counterclockwise manner C) continue blowing from the same direction D) decrease in velocity E)NULL
Your vessel is at the equator at midnight on 1 January, and a star is observed rising. At what time will this same star rise on 1 February, assuming your vessel’s location is still at the equator?
A) 2208 B) 2110 C) 2158 D) 2317 E)NULL
Under the IALA cardinal system, a mark with quick white light showing 3 flashes every 10 seconds indicates that the safest water in the area is on the __________.?
A) north side of the mark B) west side of the mark C) east side of the mark D) south side of the mark E)NULL
In low latitudes the range of the diurnal variation of pressure is up to __________.?
A) 0.5 millibar B) 3.0 millibars C) 6.0 millibars D) 10.0 millibars E)NULL
On 6 July 1981, at 1000 zone time, you cross the 180th meridian steaming westward. What is your local time?
A) It is 1000, 5 July. B) It is 1000, 6 July. C) It is 2200, 7 July. D) It is 1000, 7 July. E)NULL
Cyclones that have warm sectors usually move __________.?
A) westerly B) parallel to the isobars in the warm sector C) toward the nearest high pressure area D) faster than the accompanying cold front E)NULL
The circulation around a low pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere is __________.?
A) counterclockwise B) variable C) clockwise D) anticyclonic E)NULL
Mars is only seen at two phases, one of which __________.?
A) is the full phase B) is conjunction C) occurs only at sunset or sunrise D) occurs at or near 0° elongation E)NULL