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 OIC - NW: COMPETENCE 3 - Use of Radar and ARPA for the Safety of Navigation
No Question Choice A Choice B Choice C Choice D

A radar contact will remain stationary on a relative motion radar on the same course as at the same speed as on the same course and on a reciprocal course at
display only when it is: your vessel your vessel speed as your vessel the same speed as your
1 vessel

A ship 400 meters in length dropped her anchor in an unknown 28 meters 350 yards 17 fathoms 94 feet
depth of water during normal weather condition. The reading on
the Variable Range Marker (VRM) of the ARPA is 0.301 n. miles,
2 representing the maximum swing of the ship. What is the depth of
the water?

An automatic identification system (AIS) transponder transmits and 10 cm, S-band radar 3 cm, X-band radar UHF L-band VHF maritime band
receives information broadcasts on:

As an ARPA user, what is your indication on the display of a linear Target's predicted Closest point of Trial maneuver Future predictive
extrapolation into the future of a target's motion, based on motion approach extrapolation
measurements of the target's range and bearing on the radar in the
4 recent past?

Comparing manual and automatic acquisition in ARPA, which is Manual acquisition Not relevant Automatic acquisition Same sensitivity
most sensitive?

5
 Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) has which built in functions? Time of closest point of Target trails Plots at least 10 targets All of the above
approach (TCPA) at one time

How many targets can an Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) track at the 20 10 5 2
same time?

In a charted water with a depth of 35 meters, a 380-meter long 5 10 6 8

vessel dropped her anchor during a normal weather condition. If
you want to achieve a reading in the Variable Range Marker (VRM)
8 of 0.355 n. miles on the ARPA, representing the maximum swing of
the ship. What scope of the anchor should you use?

In general, on how many radio channels will an automatic 2 4 6 8

identification system (AIS) operate?

In order to insure that the racon signal is visible on your 3 cm radar, 10 cm radar should be gain control should be radar should be rain clutter control
the: placed on standby or turned to maximum stabilized, head up should be off but, if
turned off necessary, may be on
10 low
 Raster-scan chart data is: the only format organized into many composed of files that a digitized "picture" of a
recognized by IMO/IHO separate files are smaller than vector chart in one format and
files one layer
11

The 10-cm radar as compared to a 3-cm radar of similar be more suitable for provide better range have a wider horizontal have more sea return
specifications will: river and harbor performance on low beam width during rough sea
navigation lying targets during good conditions
12 weather and calm seas

The ARPA may swap targets when automatically tracking if two are tracked on reciprocal are tracked at the same are tracked on the same pass close together
targets: bearings range bearing

13

The description "Racon" beside an illustration on a chart would radar conspicuous circular radio beacon radar transponder radar calibration beacon
mean a: beacon beacon

14

The radar control used to reduce sea return at close ranges is the: gain control sensitivity time control fast time constant pulse length control

15
 Vessel required to have an Automatic Radar Plotting Aid must have speed of the vessel over distance to the next port time of the next none of the above
a device to indicate the: the ground or through navigational satellite
the water pass
16

Vessels required to have an ARPA must have a device to indicate time of CPA speed of vessel over direction of other vessels time of next satellite
the: ground

17

What are the IMO requirements regarding separation of Radar and It should be possible to No requirement ARPA and radar It should be possible to
ARPA information? run the ARPA in information should be cancel the radar
simplified mode. independently information
18 controlled

What is the approximate wave length of an X Band Radar operating 3 cm 10 cm 30 cm 100 cm

on a frequency of approximately 9500 MHz?

19

What is TRUE of the history display of a target's past positions on an It provides a graphic In the true presentation, The display is one of the It provides a graphic
ARPA? display to emphasize it provides a quick visual primary inputs and must display of a target
which vessel is on a check to determine if a be in use when using the vessel's relative course,
20 collision course vessel has changed trial maneuver capability speed, and CPA
course
 What will cause the Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) to emit a visual An acquired target A tracked target lost for A tracked target entering A target being initially
alarm, audible alarm, or both? entering into a guard one radar scan your preset CPA-TCPA detected within a guard
zone limits zone
21

When using an ARPA, what should you consider in order to evaluate The target vessel's Navigational constraints The trial maneuver You cannot determine if
the information displayed? generated course and may require a target feature will a small target has been
speed are based solely vessel to change course. automatically determine lost due to sea return.
22 on radar inputs. a course that will clear
all targets.

When using the radar for navigating: the best fix is obtained and using two radar and using ranges, the and crossing a radar
by using a tangent ranges for a fix, the most rapidly changing range of one object with
bearing and a range objects of the ranges range should be the visual bearing of a
23 should be close to measured first second object, the two
reciprocal bearings objects should be 80° to
110° apart

Which Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) data should you use in order to Vessel's true vector Relative track Predicted time of the Initial range of
determine if a close quarters situation will develop with a target indicates vessel will information closest point of acquisition
vessel? cross your heading approach (CPA)
24

With regards to ARPA, what is the IMO requirement to acquisition? No special requirement Acquisition should be Acquisition can be Acquisition should be
done manually manual or automatic automatic

25
 With regards to ARPA, what the IMO minimum continuously 30 targets 50 targets 20 targets 100 targets
tracking requirements?

26

You are running parallel to the coast and take a running fix using closer to the coast farther from the coast on the track line ahead on the track line behind
bearings of the same object. If you are making less speed than used of the fix the fix
for the running fix, in relation to the position indicated by the fix,
27 you will be:

Your ARPA had two guard zones. What is the purpose of the inner Alert the watch officer Guard against targets Warn of small targets Sound an alarm for
guard zone? that a vessel is loss during critical that are initially detected targets first detected
approaching the preset maneuvering situations closer than the outer within the zone
28 CPA limit guard zone

Your ARPA has two guard zones. What is the purpose of the inner Alert the watch officer Warn of small targets Guard against target loss Sound an alarm for
guard zone? that a vessel is that are initially detected during critical targets first detected
approaching the preset closer than the outer maneuvering situations within the zone
29 CPA limit guard zone

Your radar indicates a target; however, there is no visible object at a submerged submarine ducting sub-refraction ionospheric skip waves
the point indicated. A large mountain, approximately 50 miles away
on the same bearing as the target, is breaking the horizon. You
30 should suspect the radar target is caused by: