CY Test 3, Madrid (Ministerio de Transportes) 2021

Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · Convocatoria de diciembre · 40 questions

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• Which coordinate system can be published in the almanac?
• On nautical azimuth, mark the CORRECT statement:
• The constellation Crux (“Southern Cross”) indicates where South lies by means of the stars:
• The crossing of the apparent horizon by the Sun’s upper limb as it descends is known as:
• Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) is determined from Local Hour Angle (LHA) by means of:
• The marine sextant is an optical instrument:
• The time taken by the Moon to return to the same phase is known as a:
• On 18 December 2020 the Sun's sextant altitude is 35° 45.7', height of eye is 2.4 m above sea level, and the zero of the micrometer drum lies 0.2' below the zero of the vernier. Calculate the Sun's true altitude.
• At longitude 010º 00' W the local civil time (HcL) is 22h 40m on the 14th. Calculate the local civil time at longitude 020º 00' E.
• When Greenwich civil time (HcG) is 22h 30m on 10 April 2020, what are the standard time (Ho) and date in the Seychelles?
• From the subtropical highs towards the subpolar lows, at middle latitudes, we find winds:
• If, under way, we meet ice, or air temperatures below freezing with strong winds causing a heavy build-up of ice on the vessel, we are required to send the information by all available means to:
• What is the prevailing direction of polar winds?
• Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic form in:
• In World Meteorological Organization terms, “ice under pressure” refers to:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Course made good, CPA (Closest Point of Approach), Crash-stop”:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Gale/storm warning. Winds at… UTC in area… (met. area) from direction… (cardinal and half cardinal points) and force Beaufort… backing/veering to…(cardinal and half cardinal points).
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Tengo/la motonave … tiene una inundación por debajo de la línea de flotación/en la cámara de máquinas/en la(s) bodega(s).”
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Draught or draft, Dragging of anchor, Dredging of anchor”:
• Choose the correct translation of “Berth, Blast, Briefing”:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Switch on the deck lighting/ outboard lighting/search lights”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Superbuoy/mine/unlit derelict vessel/… (number) container(s) adrift in vicinity…(position) at…(date and time if known).