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Equator - Answer-Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees. Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - Answer-Baseline for longitude at 0 degrees. Parallels - Answer-Alternate name for latitude. North Pole - Answer-90 degrees north latitude. South Pole - Answer-90 degrees south latitude. 60 - Answer-1 de...

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ASA 105 Costal Navigation Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
Equator - Answer-Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees.

Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - Answer-Baseline for longitude at 0 degrees.

Parallels - Answer-Alternate name for latitude.

North Pole - Answer-90 degrees north latitude.

South Pole - Answer-90 degrees south latitude.

60 - Answer-1 degree latitude equals how many minutes?

1 Nautical Mile - Answer-Equal to 1 minute latitude.

Meridians - Answer-Alternate name for longitude lines.

International Date Line - Answer-180 degrees longitude.

Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes - Answer-Longitude is measure in these three
increments.

Distance - Answer-Longitude is never used to measure this.

Mercator Projection - Answer-Used to make flat charts for direction measurements.

Small Scale - Answer-Used to map large areas.

Large scale - Answer-Used to map small areas.

Harbor, Coastal - Answer-Two types of charts that use large scale.

General, Sailing - Answer-Two types of charts that use small scale

Navigation - Answer-Answers the questions: Where am I? How to I get to my
destination safely?

Direction, speed, distance - Answer-Three primary nautical measurements.

Speed - Answer-Must be derived, calculated, or read.

Distance - Answer-Measured in nautical miles.

, Direction - Answer-Measured in relation to north.

Magnetic - Answer-Inner degree circle on the compass rose.

Geographic (True) - Answer-Outer degree circle on the compass rose.

Variation - Answer-Difference between geographic and magnetic north.

Red, right, return - Answer-Basic rule for piloting your boat into any US harbor.

Intercostal waterway (ICW) - Answer-When traveling here "returning" is considered
traveling south and west along the Atlantic and gulf coasts.

Color, shape, number - Answer-Three elements used in the buoy or marker system.

Red - Answer-Color of markers that are shaped like cones or triangles with even
numbers.

Green - Answer-Color of markers that are cylindrical or square with odd numbers.

Preferred Channel (or Obstruction) - Answer-Buoys or markers that may be cylindrical,
square, or cone shaped with letters. The preferred color is on top.

Safe Water (mid channel) - Answer-Red/White vertically stripped buoys/markers that
show fairways, mid channels, and approach points.

A - Answer-Safe water bouts, when lighted, shoe a short/long flashing white light that is
morse code for this letter.

Special Purpose - Answer-Buoys that have many uses (ex: Dredging, fish traps,
military, etc...)

Black/Red - Answer-What color(s) is an isolated danger buoy?

Square - Answer-Shape on ICW sign to be on your left (Port) when "returning".

Triangle - Answer-Shape on ICW sign to be on right (starboard) when "returning".

Transit Lights (Range Lights) - Answer-Two beacons on shore or shallow water that line
up at the center of a channel, back light is higher than the front.

Color, timing - Answer-Two features that identify buoys/beacons at night.

Red, green, white - Answer-Three colors of lights commonly used on buoys.

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