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SETS 6000 DO1B – Plan and Conduct a Passage – Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation

SETS Deck Operational 46 questions

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  1. Question 1

    You are on watch at night and you stop the main engines. What changes would you make to your navigational lights?
    • Switch the steaming lights off.
    • Switch on three vertical red lights.
    • Switch on two vertical red lights and switch off all other navigational lights.
    • Switch on two vertical red lights and switch off steaming lights.

  2. Question 2

    You see a two flag signal on a ship close-by. What publication would you consult to discover its meaning?
    • Admiralty List of Radio Signals.
    • Mariner's Handbook.
    • International Code of Signals.
    • Nautical Almanac.

  3. Question 3

    Why should the largest scale chart available be used for navigational purposes?
    • Because it uses larger symbols.
    • Because it uses better colour.
    • Because it shows more accurate information.
    • Because the brightest lights are shown.

  4. Question 4

    Which is the more accurate means of position fixing?
    • A radar range and bearing.
    • Two radar bearings.
    • Two visual bearings.
    • A visual bearing and a radar range.

  5. Question 5

    You expect to sight land at 2100. By 2120 no land has been sighted, the visibility is good. What action would you take?
    • Keep looking out.
    • Call the master.
    • Stop engines.
    • Alter course.

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SETS 6000 DO1B – Plan and Conduct a Passage – Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation is a SETS test for the Deck department at Operational level with 46 questions and verified answers. Common topics include: navigational chart, distance, navigation, direction, charts, publication, position, find.

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