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USCG General Navigation (Set 35)
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You are underway on course 120°T and can make 12 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 150°T at 120 miles. The hurricane is on course 295° at 20 knots. What course should you steer at 12 knots to have the maximum CPA?
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30 MCQs #1 You are underway on course 120°T and can make 12 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 150°T at 120 miles. The hurricane is on course 295° at 20 knots. What course should you steer at 12 knots to have the maximum CPA? #2 You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 11 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 070°T, 80 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 270°T at 19 knots. If you maneuver at 11 knots to avoid the hurricane, what could be the maximum CPA? #3 You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 12 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120°T, 110 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 285°T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 12 knots to have the maximum CPA? #4 If it is impossible to avoid a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere, the most favorable place to be when the storm passes is in __________. #5 The dangerous semicircle of a typhoon in the Southern Hemisphere is that area __________. #6 The dangerous semicircle of a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere is that area of the storm __________. #7 In a tropical cyclone, in the Northern Hemisphere, a vessel hove to with the wind shifting counterclockwise is __________. #8 The navigable semicircle of a tropical storm in the South Indian Ocean is located on which side of the storm's track? #9 The navigable semicircle of a typhoon in the Southern Hemisphere is the area __________. #10 The approximate distance to a storm center can be determined by noting the hourly rate of fall of the barometer. If the rate of fall is 0.08 - 0.12 inches, what is the approximate distance to the storm center? #11 The left half of the storm is called the navigable semicircle because __________. #12 The edge of a hurricane has overtaken your vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, and the northwest wind of a few hours ago has shifted to the west. This is an indication that you are located in the __________. #13 Which statement is FALSE concerning the dangerous semicircle of a hurricane? #14 In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle because __________. #15 The safest and most prudent procedure to follow while navigating in the vicinity of a tropical cyclone is to __________. #16 An anemometer on a moving vessel measures __________. #17 What is used to measure wind velocity? #18 An instrument that indicates wind direction is known as a(n) __________. #19 An instrument designed to maintain a continuous record of atmospheric pressure is a(n) __________. #20 An aneroid barometer is an instrument __________. #21 The correction(s) which must be applied to an aneroid barometer reading include(s) __________. #22 A microbarograph is a precision instrument that provides a __________. #23 Which correction(s) must be applied to an aneroid barometer? #24 Which of the following statements is FALSE? #25 For an accurate barometer check, you would __________. #26 The purpose of the "set" hand on an aneroid barometer is to __________. #27 A sylphon cell is a part of a __________. #28 Prior to reading an aneroid barometer, you should tap the face lightly with your finger to __________. #29 Which indication on the barometer is most meaningful in forecasting weather? #30 The most important information to be obtained from a barometer is the __________.
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