Competency III : Use of ECDIS to Maintain The Safety of

Navigation
Function :1
Level : ANT-III

1. When proceeding along a narrow channel a vessel should. . . . .

a. Keep to the side which lies on her own starboard side
b. Keep to the outer limit which lies on her own starboard side
c. Keep to the outer limit which lies on her own port side
d. Keep to the side which lies on her own port side

2. A vessel shall so far is practicable, avoid crossing traffic separation lanes. But
if obliged to do so shall cross the general direction of traffic flow. . . . .
a. Avoiding impeding traffic using the scheme
b. Making a course as nearly as practicable at right angles
c. At a small an angle as practicable
d. On a heading as nearly as practicable at right angles

3. Which form of navigation may be suspended without notice under defense

planning ?
a. Electronic
b. Plotting
c. Celestial

4. What GPS reception must provide when failure warning and status indication ?
a. An alarm if a new position has not been calculated within the last two
seconds
b. All answers are false
c. An indication of a change in the number of satelites
d. An alarm if engine speed is suddenly increased

5. The things that don’t to be checked before using the programmed ECDIS route
are. . . . .
a. Check input log and gyro
b. Check all waypoints
c. Check all route data thoroughly
d. Check the ship’s position yourself
6. Who has the authority to take over and make the right decisions in case of an
emergency the ship crossing the Suez Canal ?
a. Ship company
b. Zues Canal Authority
c. The master of the ship
d. Ship flag

7. When navigating, large-scale maps are used because ?

a. Brightest lights are shown
b. More accurate information
c. Larger sysmbols
d. Better colour

8. A conversion table for converting the charted depth in meters to feet can be
found at ?
a. All answers are correct
b. On the chart
c. In the light list
d. In Bowditch Vol. II

9. What shall the OOW do if the visibility conditions are fast deteriorating ?
a. Call the Master
b. Check all life saving equipment
c. Take more frequent position fixes
d. Start another radar

10. When the specified deviation limit from the planned route is exceeded, the
ECDIS response is . . . . .
a. ETA has changed
b. Plotting new position
c. By the alarm

11. What is meant by bearing in determining the position of the ship ?

a. The direction the ship takes on its voyage
b. The paths of intended travel between three or more points
c. Course over the ground
d. Track in passage plan

12. All of the following must be able to perform of ECDIS except ?

a. Determine the deviation of the magnetic compass
b. Determine the actual direction and distance between two geographic points
c. Change local datum to WGS-84 datum
d. Change “graphic coordinates” to “view coordinates”
13. An ECDIS is required to display which information ?
a. Soundings
b. Waypoints
c. Meteorological data
d. Radar targets

14. What is the IMO definition of ECDIS ?

a. A system that display hydrographic information in order to assist the safe
navigation
b. The display equipment used to display ENC
c. A system which provide information based on all available data
d. A system which provide information based on GPS

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. . . . .
a. display base information
b. standard display information
c. system electronic nautical chart
d. chart display information
16. A typical ECDIS “base display” shows the following information ?
a. Coastline, seamarks and traffic separation schemes
b. Coastline, danger areas and soundings
c. Coastline, sub sea dangers and traffic systems
d. Information according to operators choice

17. Digital Chart Data Formats incorporated ECDIS Units include. . . . .

a. vector only
b. raster only
c. vector and raster
d. imposed viewing

18. A coastal passage or voyage plan should indicate the appropriate methods
of determining positions and include which of the following ?
a. All of these suggested answers
b. Radar ranges and Parallel Indexing
c. Bearings and ranges from coastal navigational marks
d. Positions determined by GPS and plotted on the ECDIS
19. 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

20. Chart information details to be used in ECDIS should be the latest edition
of information originated by a government-authorized hydrographic office
and conform to the standards of (the) ?
a. International Maritime Organization
b. International Hydrographic Organization
c. NASA
d. US Coast Guard

21. Which data must ECDIS be able to record at one-minute intervals ?

a. Speed through the water
b. Estimated time of arrival
c. Course made good history
d. Shaft RPM

22. Which of the following data layer categories is NOT displayed on ECDIS ?
a. Notice to Mariners information
b. ECDIS warnings and messages
c. Ship hydrodynamic information
d. Hydrographic Office data

23. The highest level of commercial navigational accuracy is provided by ?

a. DGPS, within a coverage area
b. SPS, without selective availability
c. PPS, without selective availability
d. NAVSAT, using the Doppler-shift

24. Feature in GPS when set to zero have an accuracy equivalent to that of the
Accurate Positioning Service receiver is ?
a. Transit
b. Selective Availability
c. Auto-correlation
d. Anti-spoofing
25. 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

26. What the meaning of Raster-scan chart ?

a. the only format recognized by IMO/IHO
b. organized into many separate files
c. composed of files that are smaller than vector files
d. a digitized "picture" of a chart in one format and one layer

27. Which data must ECDIS be able to record at one-minute intervals ?

a. Position
b. Electronic navigational chart source
c. Course made good history
d. All of the above

28. The information needed in ECDIS is ?

a. Radar targets
b. ARPA vectors
c. Hydrographic data
d. All of the above

29. When handing over the con of a vessel to a pilot, should the Master insist
in discussing the passage plan with the pilot while he is there to use his
local knowledge and advice on the navigation of the ship ?
a. A passage plan should be discussed between the Master and pilot,
when under pilotage in the same way as discussed with the bridge
team when deep sea
b. The passage is well established and known by the pilot and a plan is
therefore not necessary
c. A pilot is responsible for the navigation whilst on board and will be very
familiar with what is required, therefore discussing the passage plan is
not necessary
d. The pilot would probably consider it unnecessary, be more interested in
knowing the ship's characteristics and resist any passage planning
discussions with the Master
30. ECDIS must give an alarm for which of the following cases ?
a. If the ship is going to reach a critical point on the planned route
b. If the ship’s ETA has changed beyond the set limit
c. When the speed of a dangerous target exceeds a set limit
d. All answers are correct

31. As a licensed Merchant Marine Officer you are expected to. . . . .

a. obtain a weather forecast before setting out from port
b. listen to weather forecasts on the radio while enroute
c. understand all broadcast weather warning information
d. All of the above

32. 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

33. What does a navigator who uses an ECDIS require ?

a. Good navigational knowledge and a professional job attitude
b. Good computer knowledge
c. Good System Knowledge
d. Nothing special

34. What the meaning of waypoint in the passage plan ?

a. A way-point is a position on a leg
b. A way-point is the starting point of a voyage
c. A waypoint is a position where the ships course is to be changed
d. A way-point is the destination of a route

35. How long the ECDIS ability have to preserve the previous track record. . . . .
a. 4 hours
b. 6 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 24 hours

36. When the route planning process is completed, what should then be done ?
a. Store the route in a safe way
b. Make a safety copy of the route data
c. Checking basic route data
d. Validate and check all route data
37. Which of the following data layer categories is NOT displayed on ECDIS ?
a. Notice to Mariners information
b. ECDIS warnings and messages
c. Ship hydrodynamic information
d. Hydrographic Office data

38. The database resulting from the transformation of the electronic

navigational chart (ENC) by ECDIS for appropriate use, the updates to the
ENC by appropriate means, and the additional data added by the mariner, is
called the. . . . .
a. display base information
b. standard display information
c. system electronic navigational chart
d. chart display information

39. Vector chart can ?

a. Only be displayed with North up
b. Only be displayed Head up
c. Only be displayed Course up
d. Can be displayed with any direction up

40. The database information that should be shown when a chart is first displayed
on ECDIS is the. . . . .
a. display base information
b. standard display information
c. system electronic nautical chart
d. chart display information

41. An ECDIS is required to display which information ?

a. Water temperature
b. Climatology data
c. Speed of advance
d. Depth contours

42. What is the purpose of the “off track” limit ?

a. Give warning about possible danger
b. Assist in controlling the ship track from planned track
c. Give warning about possible grounding
d. Display warning limits on ECDIS
43. When a vessel is transiting a canal with locks and intense bridge activities
over many hours, what management issues should the Master consider ?
a. All of these answers
b. Lack of sleep and fatigue of bridge officers
c. Fully manned engine room throughout the canal transit
d. Suitable crew available for lock transits