RCMSAR 8 Delta Quiz – Chapter 12 - Chart Work Exercise

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Home Exercise - Chart Work.
FOR CALCULATION PURPOSES, this exercise voyage took place in 2019
Notes For Following Questions:
1) Mark your course lines with direction of travel and degrees in True.
2) Mark your Fixes with the appropriate symbols, note date and time of Fix.
3) Latitude and Longitude must be with two decimals i.e: 0.10 / 0.15 etc.
4) Use a sharp pencil, preferably a 0.5mm mechanical pencil, or a quality HB pencil (not the Dollar Store kind) and a sharpener.
5) Round off degrees to the nearest degree. (We can not steer to half degrees).
6) Course lines must be to the degree (a dull pencil can make a difference of a degree).
7) Deviation is 003*W unless otherwise noted.
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1. From the Priv FIG light at Point Roberts you depart at 13.00 hrs. on a course 0.2nm due South of FlR (Bell) off Lily Point. Your speed is 20 knots. Draw your course line and what is your true, magnetic bearings and your compass course?
- A- 115*T, 099*M, 102*C
- B- 105*T, 134*M, 098*C
- C- 111*T, 115*M, 118*C
- D- 128*T, 098*M, 102*C
2. What is the Latitude and Longitude ?
- A- 48*56.90 N - 122*59.20 W
- B- 48*58.90 N - 122*60.30 W
- C- 49*56.90 S - 122*59.20 E
- D- 48*23.30N - 123*02.60 W
3. After 6 minutes into your transit to the Bell Buoy you are tasked by JRCC to a broken down vessel 1nm. due North of Georgina Point Lighthouse. Draw the course line, what is your compass course?
- A- 229*
- B- 269*
- C- 228*
- D- 236*
4. What is the distance to the scene from the position you were tasked at?
- Aa- 11.6 NM
- B- 12.2 NM
- C- 10.0 NM
- D- 9.5 NM
5. Travelling at 30 knots, what is your transit time and ETA.
- A- 25 min., 13:45 hrs.
- B- 23.2 min., 13:29 hrs.
- C- 23.5 min., 14:02 hrs.
- D- 21.0 min., 13:35 hrs.
6. At 8 nm into your run, you take a compass bearing on Edith Point. Draw a bearing line and what is the bearing in true and magnetic (compass deviation is zero)?
- A- 205*T, 189*M
- B- 193*T, 230*M
- C- 176*T, 180*M
- D- 185*T, 188*M
7. What are the light characteristics of Bell U47 in the entrance to Active Pass?
- A- 15 GREEN FLASHES/ MIN.
- B- 60 WHITE FLASHES/ MIN.
- C- 4 GREEN FLASHES/ MIN.
- D- GREEN CONTINUOUS LIGHT
8. What are the symbols for tidal current and how is flood and ebb differentiated?
- A- ARROWS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT/ FLOOD ARROW HAS FEATHERS
- B-LARGE OPEN ARROWS IN DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT
9. You arrive at this position on Sunday May 21th at 13.05 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) What is the tidal height? (use below tide table) The Tide table is in Pacific Standard Time (PST). Please note that the Tide Table page is dated 1989. Please use this table.
- A- 13.2 FT.
- B- 1.9 FT..
- C- 14.7 FT.
- D- 13.2 FT.
Tide Table
10. Will the tide turn to a Flood or Ebb Tide?
- A- FLOOD
- B- EBB
11. To what height?
- A- 14.4 FT.
- B- 11.6 FT.
- C- 13.2 FT.
12. What do the QFY19m and QFY12m at the West Shore Terminal (Delta Port) mean?
- A- LEADING LIGHTS OR RANGE MARKERS WITH QUICK FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS
- B - RADIO TOWERS WITH QUICK FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS
13. What indicates the traffic lanes on this chart?
- A- BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAFFIC LANES AND ARROWS INDICATING THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC.
- B- NONE, SHIPS ARE TO FOLLOW A DIRECTED COMPASS COURSE
14. How do you ideally cross a Traffic Lane?
- A- AT RIGHT ANGLE OR 90* OR AS NEARLY AS PRACTICABLE
- B- AT AN ANGLE NO LESS THAN 45*
- C- DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER
- D- AT THE SKIPPER’S CHOICE
15. What is Variation?
- A- ANGULAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAGNETIC NORTH AND THE SHIP’S COMPASS
- B- ANGULAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUE NORTH AND MAGNETIC NORTH
16. What is the distance of one minute in Latitude?
- A- 60 NM.
- B- 1 NM.
- C- 100 NM.
- D- 80 NM.
17. What is the meaning of the chart symbol 1.6nm North West off the Lily Point Can Buoy FIR BELL. (the star symbol, no numbers)?
- A- DRYING ROCK
- B- ROCK WITH HEIGHT UNKNOWN AT CHART DATUM
18. Where is the Latitude scale on a Chart
- A- ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM
- B- ALONG THE SIDES
19. You are on your way back to base from a tasking at Sucia Island and your navigation equipment goes dark. You take a bearing with your hand-held compass of 283M on the lighthouse on Point Roberts and 010M on the FL on the White Rock Breakwater. Plot the bearing lines. What are your bearings in True? (deviation is zero)?
- A- Lighthouse Park 299*T, White Rock 0026*T
- B- Lighthouse Park 267*T, White Rock 354*T
- C- Lighthouse Park 250*T, White Rock 034*T
- D- Lighthouse Park 199*T, White Rock 250*T
20. What are the lat. and long of your fix (mark FIX on chart with appropriate symbol)
- A- 48* 54.10" N, 122* 53.65' W
- B- 49* 01.00 N, 123* 55.10 W
- C- 48* 56.15' N, 122* 56.10' W
21. From your fix, what is you compass course to the (Priv) FIG light at the marina entrance?
- a- 290*
- b- 284*
- c- 324*
- d- 317*
22. What do the arrows 2.5nm SW of the West Shore Terminal (Delta Port) mean?
- A- EBB AND FLOOD INDICATORS WITH MAXIMUM FLOW IN KNOTS
- B- MAXIMUM VESSEL SPEED ALLOWED IN AREA
- C-PREDOMINANT WIND NW AND SE WIND DIRECTION
23. What does the curved symbol on the FIY buoy to the NE of the Canoe Pass Buoy mean?
- A- MARKS BOUNDARY OF COMMERCIAL FISHING AREA
- B- MARKER HAS NO LIGHT
- C- RADAR REFLECTOR
24. Plot Lat: 48*56.50’ N and Long: 123*12.70’W. What is your compass Course to the Lighthouse Park Light : FI(2)?
- A- 091*
- B- 085*
- C- 058*
- D- 055*
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RCMSAR 8 Delta Quiz – Chapter 12 - Chart Work Exercise

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