Package Question List: UPT Periode Exam Code Level Package Code
Package Question List: UPT Periode Exam Code Level Package Code
Package Question List: UPT Periode Exam Code Level Package Code
1. How can an ARPA assist the ship to steer a suitable course to make good the entrance to a channel?
a. Select ground stabilised true motion display and alter course so that own ships true vector
passes through the middle of the entrance to the channel
b. Acquire the buoy at the entrance to the channel and on relative vector display alter course to
make the vector of the buoy pass directly through the centre of the screen
c. Select True ground stabilised vectors and make the vectors from both buoys at the entrance to
the channel pass either side of the centre of the screen
d. Select Relative motion display and make Own Ship vector pass through the middle of the
entrance to the channel
2. If the radar is set onto the Relative Motion Display, what would an echo of a target with no trail indicate? Note this the trail of
the echo and not a vector
3. The position of the ship is found by taking a series of bearings using a magnetic compass. How should an error of 5 degrees
WEST be applied to the compass bearings?
4. The positions of the ship provided by the GPS should always be confirmed by other means, when possible. Which of the
following suggested methods would be the most accurate?
5. The ship is navigating in dense fog where the visibility is less than one mile. The Arpa radar is set on a range 12 miles on a
course of 314 degrees and own ship has a vector as shown. What is the vector mode selected on the Arpa?
a. True vectors
b. Relative vectors, sea stabilized
c. Relative vectors, ground stabilized
d. Relative vectors
6. What action should the Officer of the Watch (OOW) take if he is forced to make a major deviation from the voyage plan?
8. What corrections must be applied to the echo sounder reading to compare the depth of water with the depth printed on the
chart?
9. What could be the reason for the magnetic compass to swing through large angles when the ship is rolling in a seaway?
a. The heeling error magnets are upside down and/or not in the correct position
b. The error due to deviation is large for that ships heading
c. The induced magnetism from the earth's magnetic field is very strong in that area
d. The Coefficient B determined by the Compass Corrector at the last dry-dock was not correctly
calculated
10. What is important to check when transferring a position from the GPS output to a paper chart?
a. Any necessary corrections are applied to convert between the GPS datum and the chart datum
b. It is important to ensure that the GPS is setup on 2 dimensional and not 3 dimensional position
fixes
c. Ensure that the GPS is setup on the same datum as the chart
d. Ensure that the chart has been corrected up to date
11. What is the advantages of a GPS satellite system compared to other navigational aids?
a. The GPS system gives information about position, speed and time continuously world wide
b. The GPS system is based on hyperbola navigation
c. The GPS system has a built-in group of six radio-beacons called a Decca chain
d. The GPS system gives information about weather and waveconditions in the area
12. What is the correct setting of the "Anti sea clutter" control on the radar?
13. What is the probable cause of an error in position of the ship obtained from the GPS system?
14. What is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth?
a. Great Circle
b. Composite great circle
c. Rhumb line
d. Small circle
15. What methods could be introduced into a passage plan for continuous monitoring of the ships position when navigating along
a coastline?
16. What possible reason could there be for the identification mark associated with a Racon not being visible on the radar screen?
17. When a ship is steaming along a course line, what is the importance of determining the set and rate of drift due to wind and
current?
18. When navigating using the GPS, how does the GPS display indicate when the accuracy of the displayed position is reduced?
a. A large HDOP value is displayed on the screen
b. A large "Correction Factor" number is displayed on the screen
c. The GPS display flashes and sounds an alarm
d. The GPS display is always very accurate and does not give any indication of lack of accuracy
20. When using the echo sounder in a river the soundings indicated may be incorrect, what would be the most probable cause of
the error?
22. Where can the size of the Magnetic Compass Error be found?
a. By taking a transit bearing of two fixed geographical positions and comparing it with the
bearing of the same points on the chart
b. On the chart in the centre of the compass rose or by reference to the Variation chart, taking
into account the annual changes
c. By reference to the last entry in the Compass Error Log Book
d. By taking the error from the Deviation Table on the bridge
23. Which of the answers best summarises the information which should be provided for the bridge Officers of the Watch within
an effective Voyage plan
24. Which of the following figures drawn on the plane of the Meridian is correct for an observer in position Latitude 30°00' North;
Longitude 15°00' West, when observing the sun on the meridian, if the sun's Declination is 15°00' South?
a. Figure 4 is correct
b. Figure 1 is correct
c. Figure 2 is correct
d. Figure 3 is correct
25. Which of the four calculations illustrated is the correct one to determine the latitude of the observer when the sun is on the
meridian?
a. Calculation 3 is correct
b. Calculation 1 is correct
c. Calculation 2 is correct
d. Calculation 4 is correct
26. Which of the four figures illustrated shows the correct position line for the following situation: Latitude 50°00'N, Longitude
30°00'W, Time 1200 GMT. Course steered: 090° True, Speed: 12 knots, bearing of the sun: 200°, Intercept correction: 00°02'
Towards (observed altitude - computed altitude)
a. Figure 2 is correct
b. Figure 1 is correct
c. Figure 3 is correct
d. Figure 4 is correct
27. Which of the suggested navigational systems is a "Hyperbolic" navigational system and has hyperbolae as position lines?
a. Loran C
b. GPS
c. Radio Direction Finder
d. All of the suggested systems
28. Which part of the magnetic compass error changes with a change in the course steered?
a. Deviation
b. Variation
c. Induced magnetism
d. All of the suggested answers
a. The Master
b. The Second Officer as the official Navigation officer
c. The Officer of the Watch (OOW) on duty
d. The ship owner will provide overall parameters within which the ship must follow
30. Why should Ground Stabilised True Motion display mode be avoided when using the Arpa for anti-collision purposes
a. The collision regulations are based on ship courses through the water
b. True motion does not provide the collision risk of other ships
c. The Relative Motion display and relative vectors is the only display to use for anti-collision
purposes
d. The true vector can never give an indication of collision risk with another ship
a. Tuning.
b. Anti-clutter.
c. Transmitted power monitor.
d. Performance monitor.
2. A reference for target bearings is provided by a line on the radar screen called the :
a. heading marker
b. timebase
c. centre line
d. scanner line
a. avoid interference
b. . counteract bad weather
c. detect close range targets
d. Conserve energy
6. Target detection ranges are considerably reduced due to shipboard structures like the Samson posts etc. What are such areas
known as?
a. Blind sectors
b. Shadow areas
c. Blind areas
d. Shadow sectors
7. Target ranges are obtained from:
a. scanner
b. timebase
c. heading marker
d. centre line
9. The unit which sends returning ragets echoes to the receiver is the:
a. scanner unit
b. transmitter unit
c. power supply unit
d. display unit
a. scanner
b. cathode ray unit
c. waueguide
d. T/R cell
a. antenna
b. cathode ray tube
c. agnetron
d. power supply
a. delay line
b. modulator
c. magnetron
d. trigger unit
a. scanner
b. receiver
c. display
d. transmitter
a. USW
b. Range discrimination.
c. Minimum range.
d. Bearing discrimination.
18. What indicates the true movement of the target being tracked?
a. Relative vector
b. True vector
c. Neither nor
d. Both and
a. Mixer
b. Trace blanking
c. Scanner
d. CRT
a. Delay line
b. Power supplies
c. Modulator
d. Magnetron
a. Between 1 - 2 miles
b. Between 4 - 5 miles
c. Less than 0.9 mile
d. Between 3 - 3.9 miles
a. Between 46 - 60 minutes
b. Between 21- 30 minutes
c. Now or passed
d. Between 11 - 20 minutes
a. Lt vessel
b. Racon
c. Ramark
d. Signal from SART
a. Raymark
b. Clearing bearing
c. Clearing line
d. Racon
a. Multiple echoes
b. Side lobe echoes
c. Indirect echoes
d. Second trace echoes
28. When two tracked targets are very close to each other, the data of one target shifts over to the other target. What is this
called?
a. Plotting
b. Target swap
c. Target loss
d. Trial manoeuvre
a. Target B
b. Target C
c. Target A
d. Target A
30. Who should conn the vessel at the time of a search and rescue operation?
a. Water temperature
b. Climatology data
c. Speed of advance
d. Depth contours
a. Radar targets
b. ARPA vectors
c. Hydrographic data
d. All of the above
a. Soundings
b. Waypoints
c. Meteorological data
d. Radar targets
a. When the specified limit for deviation from the planned route is exceeded
b. If the ship, within a specified time set by the watch officer, is going to cross a safety contour
c. If the ship, within a specified time set by the watch officer, is going to cross the boundary of a
prohibited area
d. All of the above
8. ECDIS must have the capability to preserve the record of the track for the previous __________.
a. 4 hours
b. 6 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 24 hours
9. ECDIS must have the capability to preserve the record of the voyage track for the previous __________.
a. 4 hours
b. 6 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 24 hours
10. ECDIS units incorporate Digital Chart Data Formats, which include __________.
a. vector only
b. raster only
c. vector and raster
d. imposed viewing
12. The database information that should be shown when a chart is first displayed on ECDIS is the __________.
(1) the transformation of the electronic navigational chart (ENC) by ECDIS for appropriate use,
(3) the additional data added by the mariner, is called the __________.
15. The level of database information which cannot be removed from the ECDIS display and consists of information which is
required at all times in all geographic areas and under all circumstances is the __________.
16. The paths of intended travel between three or more points is the __________.
a. course
b. track
c. bearing
d. course over the ground
17. The typical operating range of automatic identification systems (AIS) at sea is nominally __________.
a. 2 nm
b. 8 nm
c. 20 nm
d. 40 nm
a. Position
b. Electronic navigational chart source
c. Course made good history
d. All of the above
20. Which feature, when set to zero, might allow a GPS unit to have an accuracy equivalent to Precise Positioning Service receiver
capability?
a. Transit
b. Selective Availability
c. Auto-correlation
d. Anti-spoofing
21. Which of the following are data layer categories to be displayed on ECDIS?
22. Which of the following data layer categories is NOT displayed on ECDIS?
24. Which of the following must the electronic chart of an ECDIS display, as required by IMO/IHO?
a. Hydrography
b. Ferry routes
c. Regulatory boundaries
d. All of the above
25. Which theoretical minimum number of measurements from satellites does a GPS receiver need in order to provide an exact
three-dimensional position?
a. Five
b. Four
c. Three
d. Two
26. Which type of GPS receiver has at least four channels to process information from several satellites simultaneously?
a. Sequential
b. Continuous
c. Multiplex
d. None of the above
27. With respect to failure warnings and status indications, GPS receivers should provide, at a minimum, __________.
28. With respect to failure warnings and status indications, GPS receivers should provide, at a minimum, __________.
a. an alarm if engine speed is suddenly increased
b. an alarm if a new position has not been calculated within the last two seconds
c. an indication of a change in the number of satellites
d. None of the above.
29. With respect to failure warnings and status indications, GPS receivers should provide, at a minimum, __________.
30. You are plotting a running fix in an area where there is a determinable current. How should this current be treated in
determining the position?
Competency IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases and use English in written and oral form
Package Code N3.1.07-A
1. How would you alert others onboard if you saw a person falling overboard?
2. In the figure, which letter gives the correct understanding of the term "LENGTH OVERALL"?
3. Is it always possible to use the word "ship" instead of the word "boat"?
a. Normally a small vessel is called a "boat" rather than a "ship", otherwise it is not important.
b. Either can be used anytime
c. A large vessel is always called a "ship" and never a "boat"
d. A boat can only be used for vessels under 50 metres in length.
4. The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases are recommended to be used when the ship's Officer is verbally talking to
whom?
6. What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all persons on board the ship?
7. What do you call the wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents the ladder from twisting?
a. The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a 'Spreader'
b. The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a 'Long rung'
c. The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called a 'Wide step'
d. The wide rung on a pilot ladder that prevents it from twisting is called an 'Ani-twist rung'
a. Let go the tug means: to cast off the lines that secure the tug to the ship
b. Let go the tug means: to tell the tug master to steer away from the ship.
c. Let go the tug means: to cut the lines securing the tug to the ship
d. Let go the tug means: to tell the tug master to let go his anchor
9. What do you understand by the order: "Move the pilot ladder to the other side"?
a. Move the pilot ladder to the other side, means: to shift the pilot ladder to the opposite side of
the ship.
b. Move the pilot ladder to the other side means: to rig another pilot ladder
c. Move the pilot ladder to the other side means: to move the pilot ladder further along nearer to
the bow.
d. Move the pilot ladder to the other side means: to change the position of the pilot ladder from
the main deck to the fore deck.
10. What do you understand by: Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder?
a. Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the
accommodation ladder and rig the pilot ladder right next to it
b. Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway
c. Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway
and rig the pilot ladder forward of the accommodation
d. Rig the accommodation ladder in combination with the pilot ladder means: lower the gangway
and rig the pilot ladder from the gangway
a. Bitter end means: the end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker
b. Bitter end means: to the very last moment
c. Bitter end means: a foul taste at the end of a meal
d. Bitter end means: the toggled end of a lifeboat painter
a. Pirates are persons who attempt to board and take over a ship at sea
b. Pirates are official people who board the ship while in port
c. Pirates are special cargo lashings on container ships
d. Pirates are another word for helmsmen
15. What is the correct understanding of the term "Block Coefficient" as applied to a ship?
a. The comparison of the underwater shape of the ship, to a rectangular block of the same
extreme dimensions.
b. The coefficient of a Block and Tackle
c. The ratio of the waterplane shape of the ship to a rectangle of the same extreme dimensions
d. The restriction of a valve in a pipe to the flow of fluid through that pipe
a. To secure a rope
b. To act quickly
c. To avoid all meals
d. To coil a rope
17. What is the normal term used for the regular training of how to launch the lifeboat?
a. Lifeboat drill
b. Lifeboat practice
c. Lifeboat launching
d. Lifeboat exercise
28. Which approved publication should be used by a seafarer to help overcome any misunderstanding in communications?
a. Whisky
b. Echo
c. Elena
d. Charlie
a. Echo
b. Oscar
c. Yankee
d. Foxtrot
a. Lima
b. Foxtrot
c. Zulu
d. Uniform
a. A trawler
b. Any type of fishing vessel
c. A vessel at anchor
d. A vessel not under command
9. Which flag group means "Do not pass too close to me." ?
a. A
b. D
c. B
d. C
a. C
b. B
c. A
d. D
12. Which flag group means Interrogative or the significance of the previous group should be read as a question" ?
a. D
b. A
c. B
d. C
13. Which flag group means You should proceed at slow speed when passing me or vessels making this signal." ?
a. A
b. B
c. D
d. C
14. Which flag group means " You appear not to be complying with the traffic separation scheme ?
a. D
b. B
c. A
d. C
15. Which flag group means "I am ( or vessel indicated is ) in charge or coordinating a search" ?
a. C
b. A
c. D
d. B
16. Which flag group means "I am calibrating radio direction finder or adjusting compasses" ?
a. A
b. C
c. D
d. B
17. which flag group means "I am engaged in submarine survey work ( underwater operations }. Keep well clear of me at slow
speed." ?
a. B
b. A
c. C
d. D
18. Which flag group means "I am going to communicate with your station by means of the International Code of Signals"
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
19. Which flag group means "I am in distress and require immediate assistance ?
a. D
b. B
c. C
d. A
a. A
b. C
c. B
d. D
21. Which flag group means "I wish to communicate with you by VHF channel 16" ?
a. D
b. B
c. C
d. A
a. C
b. D
c. A
d. B
a. A
b. D
c. B
d. C
24. Which flag group means "The groups which follow are from the International Code of Signals"?
a. D
b. B
c. C
d. A
25. Which flag group means "The words which follow are in plain language ?
a. A
b. D
c. B
d. C
26. Which flag group means "Vessel indicated is reported as requiring assistance in lat..long..(or bearing. from lace indicated,
distance..)." ?
a. A
b. D
c. C
d. B
27. Which flag group means "What is the name or identity signal of your vessel" ?
a. A
b. C
c. B
d. D
28. Which flag group means "You should keep away from me or the vessel indicated" ?
a. D
b. A
c. B
d. C
29. Which flag group means "You should proceed with great caution; Submarines are exercising in this area" ?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
30. Which is the correct day signal for a vessel engaged in hydrographic surveying ?
a. Day signal A
b. Day signal D
c. Day signal B
d. Day signal C