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The white lights in a vertical line on a multiple-span bridge indicate _______________.
The description "Racon" beside an illustration on a chart would mean a _______________.
The standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by _______________.
The presence of stratus clouds and a dying wind will usually result in _______________.
The wind speed and direction observed from a moving vessel is known as _______________.
When using a mechanical (windup type) marine chronometer, how often should it be reset?
What causes the error of collimation with regards to the four adjustments to a sextant?
The strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane are found in the _______________.
As a Merchant Marine Officer you are expected to be able to do which of the following?
The left half of the storm is called the navigable semicircle because _______________.
The most important information to be obtained from a barometer is the _______________.
Which type of cloud formation should be of immediate concern to small craft operators?
In the Southern Hemisphere winds in a low pressure system rotate in a _______________.
The atmosphere in the vicinity of a high pressure area is called a(n) _______________.
A sidereal day is shorter than a solar day. This difference is due to _______________.
The Star Lists in the Nautical Almanac are based on which of the following magnitudes?
Which installed equipment must be tested and logged when a new Master assumes command?
The radius of a circle of equal altitude for a body equals the body's _______________.
When using a buoy as an aid to navigation which of the following should be considered?
When using a buoy as an aid to navigation which of the following should be considered?
When a current flows in the opposite direction to the waves, the wave _______________.
The velocity of a rotary tidal current will increase when the Moon is _______________.