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USCG General Navigation (Set 61)
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Generally speaking, a ship steaming across the North Pacific from Japan to Seattle is likely to experience __________.
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30 MCQs #1 Generally speaking, a ship steaming across the North Pacific from Japan to Seattle is likely to experience __________. #2 In the Northern Hemisphere the major ocean currents tend to flow __________. #3 Which statement(s) concerning the effect of Coriolis force on ocean currents is(are) correct? #4 You are on a voyage from New Orleans to Boston. When navigating off the Florida coast, you will get the greatest benefit from the Gulf Stream if you navigate __________. #5 When a current flows in the opposite direction to the waves, the wave __________. #6 A coastal current __________. #7 Which current is responsible for the movement of icebergs into the North Atlantic shipping lanes? #8 On an Atlantic Ocean voyage from New York to Durban, South Africa, you should expect the Agulhas Current to present a strong __________. #9 The Humboldt Current flows in which direction? #10 As the South Equatorial Current approaches the east coast of Africa, it divides with the main part flowing south to form the warm __________. #11 In which month will the equatorial counter current be strongest? #12 Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________. #13 On a voyage from Halifax, N.S., to Dakar, West Africa, the Canary Current will __________. #14 The Brazil Current flows in which general direction? #15 On a voyage from Cape Town to London, the favorable ocean current off the coast of Africa is the __________. #16 The Benguela Current flows in a __________. #17 The steady current circling the globe at about 60°S is the __________. #18 The West Wind Drift is located __________. #19 You are bound for Baltimore via Cape Henry on a 15 knot ship. If the flood at Chesapeake Bay entrance begins at 1800 EST (ZD +5), at what time would you depart from the Chesapeake Bay entrance to have the most favorable current? #20 Information about the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents is found in the __________. #21 Information about the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents is found in the __________. #22 Where will you find information about the duration of slack water? #23 You will find information about the duration of slack water in the __________. #24 Information about direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents is found in the __________. #25 Data relating to the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents can be found in the __________. #26 Information about currents around Pacific Coast ports of the U.S. is found in the __________. #27 Information about currents on the Pacific Coast of the U. S. are found in the __________. #28 Information about currents on the Pacific Coast of the U. S. is found in the __________. #29 Where would you find information concerning the duration of slack water? #30 The velocity of the current in large coastal harbors is __________.
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