CY Test 2, Madrid (Ministerio de Transportes) 2024

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

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• The arc of the equator from the First Point of Aries to the body’s hour circle, counted from 0° to 360° opposite to the Sun’s apparent motion on the ecliptic (clockwise), is:
• Universal time is defined as the time since the passage of the:
• The day and night arcs of bodies are equal:
• When the Great Bear is below the horizon, can we find Polaris using another constellation?
• The observer’s upper meridian:
• The East and West cardinal points on the celestial sphere are defined by:
• An almucantar is:
• The prime or zero meridian:
• On 23 November 2024 at local civil time (HcL) 22h 57m 30s, at longitude L = 120º 15' W, calculate the Greenwich civil time (HcG) and zone time (Hz).
• Calculate the initial great-circle course from departure l = 36º 41.8’ N, L = 008º 56.9’ W to arrival l’ = 03º 59.8’ S, L’ = 033º 43.7’ W.
• In general, in which part of the Atlantic do the main ocean currents circulate anticlockwise?
• In general, the least dangerous quadrant in a tropical cyclone’s area of influence in the Southern Hemisphere is the:
• The term “drift ice” applies when ice:
• If a ship’s master in an ice area meets ice of which no official warning has been received, they must send the danger message:
• ¿Cuál es la traducción del término “Liferaft”?
• Elija la traducción correcta de “What is your ETA at distress position?”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “What is wind direction and force in your position / in position ...?”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “I require / MV ... requires helicopter with doctor (to pick up person(s))”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Move astern 20 metres”.
• Si nos encontramos en la mesa de derrota un libro náutico con el título de “Sailing Directions”, nos encontraremos ante:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation for the maritime terms “Berth / Blast / Dragging”:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “A vessel is crossing from starboard side”.