1.

Tide Tables tabulate sunrise and

sunset from latitudes:
A. 88 N to 88 S
B. 60 N to 60 S
C. 76 N to 60 S
D. 47 N to 50 S
2. A light observed below the horizon
or hidden by obstacles and emits a
glow called:
A. Halo
B. Loom
C. Corona
D. Aurora borealis
3. In lat. 75 N, dec of sun 15 S, which
of the following occurs?
A. Sun crosses the prime vertical twice
B. Sun will not cross the prime vertical
C. Sun crosses the prime vertical once
D. None of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 75 N
DEC 15 S
4. In lat. 7 N, dec of sun 0, which of the
following occurs?
A. Sunrise before 0600 hrs
B. Sunrise after 0600 hrs
C. Sunrise at 0600 hrs
D. None of the above
5. In lat. 7 N, dec of sun 5 S, which of
the following occurs?
A. Sun will not cross the Prime Vertical
B. Sun crosses the Prime Vertical once
C. Sun crosses the Prime Vertical twice
D. None of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 7 N
DEC 5 S
6. In lat. 75 N, dec of the sun 16 N, which
of the following occurs?
A. It is total darkness whole day
B. It is total daylight whole day
C. The sun will be below the horizon whole
day
D. None of the above

Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 75 N
DEC 16 N
7. The polar distance can never be
more than:
A. 90
B. 270
C. 180
D. 360

8. Which star in nearest to the earth?
A. Vega
B. Altair
C. Sun
D. Sirius

9. The LHA minus the GHA is:
A. Longitude
B. Meridian angle
C. Right ascension
D. None of the above


10. This is a small circle parallel to the
celestial equator:
A. azimuth circle
B. vertical circle
C. altitude
D. declination

11. The time of sunrise when the vessel
was at the Tropic of Capricorn on or
about Sept. 21.
A. 0818
B. About 0800
C. 0618
D. About 0600
N
S
EQ EQ
2327N
2327S
6633N
6633S
TROPIC OF
CANCER
TROPIC OF
CAPRICORN
ARCTIC CIRCLE
ANTARCTIC
CIRCLE
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 23 27S
Tropic of
Capricorn
DEC 0
12. Which of the following is true about
SHA?
A. Angular distance of a star east of Aries
B. Angular distance of a star east of the
meridian
C. Angular distance of a star west of Aries
D. Angular distance of a star west of the
meridian
13. In lat. 40 N, dec 20 N, the sun will:
A. cross the prime vertical twice
B. cross the prime vertical once
C. cross the prime vertical when sunrise
D. cross the prime vertical when sunset
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
LAT 40 N
DEC 20 N
d
14. When the observer is on the
equator which of the following is true?
A. Day and night are equal
B. Day is shorter than night
C. Night is shorter than day
D. Day is longer than night
15. In lat. 40 N, dec 20 S, which of the
following occurs?
A. Sun will continuously be below the
horizon
B. Day is longer than night time
C. Day is shorter than night time
D. Sun will be touching the horizon whole
day
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 40N
DEC 20S
16. In lat. 5 N, dec 7 N, which of the
following occurs?
A. Sunrise after 0600
B. Sunrise before 0600
C. Sunrise at 0600
D. None of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 5 N
DEC 7 N
d
d
DEC 7 S
17. In the Nautical Almanac, the GHA for
the sun is tabulated for the:
A. mean sun
B. apparent sun
C. true sun
D. both b & c
18. Observed altitude is:
A. apparent altitude corrected for parallax
and semi-diameter
B. sextant altitude corrected for parallax
and semi-diameter
C. altitude of the suns lower limb
D. computed altitude corrected for dip
19. The time given in the Nautical
Almanac for Meridian Passage is in:
A. ZT
B. LMT
C. GMT
D. LAT
20. Northern lights are also known as:
A. aurora borealis
B. corona
C. aurora australis
D. halo
21. A luminous phenomena due to
electrical charges in the atmosphere is
called:
A. corona borealis
B. corona
C. aurora
D. aureole


22. Which of the following occur if your
vessel was at the Tropic of Cancer on
Sept. 21?
A. The sun will cross the prime vertical at
the horizon
B. The sun will not cross the prime vertical
C. The sun will cross the prime vertical
above the horizon
D. The sun will cross the prime vertical
below the horizon
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q
Q
d
d
LAT 23 27N
Tropic of
Cancer
DEC 0
23. The observers Zenith at lat. 60 N is:
A. 60 N of the celestial equator
B. 30 N of the geographical equator
C. 30 N of the celestial equator
D. 60 N of the geographical equator
24. The sun will stay at the horizon the
whole day if:
A. the observer is at the South Pole on or
about June 21
B. the observer is at the North Pole on or
about June 21
C. the observer is at the North Pole on or
about Dec. 21
D. the observer is at the South Pole on or
about Sept. 21
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q Q d d
LAT 90 00S
SEPT. 21
DEC = 0
25. What is Right Ascension?
A. Angular distance of a celestial body west
of Aries
B. Angular distance of the sun east of the
meridian
C. Angular distance of a celestial bodies
east of Aries
D. Angular distance of the star east of the
meridian
26. In the daily pages of the Nautical
Almanac the d correction is the
declination change during:
A. 1200 and 1300
B. 0000 and 1200
C. 2300 and 0100
D. 0600 and 1800
27. The height of eye is applied to the
apparent altitude:
A. before correcting for index error
B. after correcting for index error
C. after correcting for parallax
D. cannot apply
28. The first point of Aries is subtracted
from GHA, result is:
A. SHA
B. meridian angle
C. LHA
D. right ascension
29. The body touches the prime vertical
when the:
A. latitude is less than the declination with
opposite names
B. latitude and declination are equal and
same name
C. latitude is more than the declination,
same name
D. latitude and declination are equal
opposite names
30. Observer at the north pole on March
21, which would occur?
A. the sun will continuously be below the
horizon during the day
B. the sun will continuously be above the
horizon during the day
C. the sun will continuously be on the
horizon during the day
D. none of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q Q d d
LAT 90 00n
MAR. 21
DEC = 0
31. Observer on the north pole on
Sept. 21, which would occur?
A. the sun will continuously be below the
horizon during the day
B. the sun will continuously be on the
horizon during the day
C. the sun will continuously be above the
horizon during the day
D. none of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q Q d d
LAT 90 00n
SEPT. 21
DEC = 0
32. Observer on the North Pole on J une
21, which would occur?
A. the sun will be above the horizon during
the day
B. the sun will be below the horizon during
the day
C. the sun will be on the horizon during
the day
D. none of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q Q
d d
LAT 90 00n
JUNE. 21
DEC = 23 27N
33. Observer on the north pole on
December 21, which would occur?
A. The sun will be below the horizon during
the day
B. The sun will be on the horizon during
the day
C. The sun will be above the horizon during
the day
D. None of the above
Z
Na
HS HN
PN
PS
Q Q
d d
LAT 90 00n
DECEMBER.21
DEC = 23 27N
34. Which of the four adjustable errors in
the sextant causes side error?
A. Index mirror not being perpendicular to
the frame
B. Telescope not being parallel to the frame
C. Elliptical centering error
D. Horizon glass not being perpendicular
to the frame
35. The marine sextant is subject to
seven different types of errors, four of
which may be corrected by the
navigator. An error NOT correctable by
the navigator is:
A. index error
B. prismatic error
C. perpendicularity of the horizon glass
D. perpendicularity of the index mirror
MARINE SEXTANT
ADJ USTABLE ERROR
1. Collimation Error
2. Index Error
3. Perpendicularity Error ( Horizon )
4. Perpendicularity Error ( Index )
NON - ADJ USTABLE ERROR
1. Prismatic Error
2. Centering Error
3. Graduation Error
36. The difference (measured in degrees)
between the GHA of the body and the
longitude of the observer is the:
A. Right ascension
B. Meridian angle
C. SHA of the observer
D. Zenith distance
37. What is the longitude of the
geographical position of a body whose
Greenwich hour angle is 310 30?
A. 30 30 E
B. 49 30 E
C. 120 30 W
D. 149 30 E

38. If the suns observed altitude is 52
50, the zenith distance is:
A. 38 10
B. 37 10
C. 47 50
D. 127 10
39. The difference of latitude between
the geographic position of a celestial
body and your position, at the time of
upper transit, is represented by:
A. zenith distance
B. co-distance
C. co-latitude
D. altitude

40. If the suns observed altitude is 28
12, the zenith distance is:
A. 62 48
B. 151 48
C. 61 48
D. 43 12
41. A semi diameter correction is applied
to observations of:
A. Mars
B. The moon
C. Jupiter
D. All of these

42. The error in the measurement of the
altitude of a celestial body, caused by
refraction, increases as the:
A. horizontal parallax decreases
B. observers height above sea level
increases
C. humidity of the atmosphere decreases
D. altitude of the body decreases
43. The arc of a great circle which passes
through the body and celestial poles is
part of the:
A. hour circle
B. diurnal circle
C. observers meridian
D. altitude circle

44. An amplitude of the Sun in high
latitudes:
A. is most accurate before sunrise
B. is most accurate after sunset
C. should only be observed when the suns
lower limb is above the horizon
D. is most accurate when the suns center
is observed on the visible horizon
45. What is NOT a side of the navigational
triangle used in sight reduction?
A. Altitude
B. Zenith distance
C. Co-latitude
D. Polar distance
46. The change in the length of the day
becomes greater as latitude increases
because of the:
A. path of the ecliptic relative to the equator
B. decreasing distance between meridians
C. changing distance between the Earth
and the Sun
D. increased obliquity of the Suns diurnal
circle
47. In the horizon system of coordinates
what is equivalent to longitude on the
Earth?
A. Altitude
B. Azimuth angle
C. Horizon
D. Zenith distance
48. The prime vertical is the reference
point from which the angle of which type
of observation is measured?
A. Sextant angle
B. Azimuth
C. Amplitude
D. Local apparent noon
49. What is the great circle of the celestial
sphere that passes through the Zenith,
the Nadir and the eastern point?
A. Hour circle
B. Principal vertical
C. Celestial meridian
D. Prime vertical
50. What is the term used to identify the
angular distance between the prime
vertical and the greatest arc of the vertical
circle of the body on the horizon?
A. Azimuth angle
B. Amplitude
C. Altitude
D. Zenith distance