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CHAPTER:UserInterface
QUESTION 1 :
WherecanyouseewhetherthechartshowsNorthuporNorthotherdirection(courseup,routeup)?
A.Inthemenu-ImportS57
B.Inthechartadviserpanel
C.Upperleftcorner
D.Inthesensorinformationpanel
E.Byclickingonthechart

QUESTION 2 :
Thecoordinatesinwhiteatthelowerrightshowswhat?
A.Thepositionoftheship
B.Thenextdestinationoftheship
C.Thepositionunderthecursor
D.Thelastpositioninaroute
E.Thenextpositioninaroute

QUESTION 3 :
Whenafunctionalpanelisvisible,thereareanumberoficonsavailablesuchas'closepanel'etc.
Whatdoesthesmallpaintbrush(orbroom)mean?
A.Clearhighlightsinthechart
B.Colorrelevantpartofchart
C.Showdepths

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QUESTION 4:
Whenafunctionalpanelisvisible,thereareanumberoficonsavailablesuchas'closepanel'etc.
Whatdoestheleftarrowmean?
A.Closetheapplication
B.Closethepanel
C.Backtopreviouschartview
D.Undo
E.Delete

QUESTION 5 :
Whenisthe'OverScl'indicatorshown?
A.WhentheshiphaspassedtheShipclearline
B.Whentheviewhaszoomedintomorethanthesizeoftheship
C.Whenthepositionisoutsidetheview
D.Whenthechartcreditsareusedup
E.Whenthescaleistwiceormoreoftheoriginalscaling

QUESTION 6:
Whenisthe'BestScl'indicatorgreen?
A.Whenthenavigationmodeisonandthe'Bestscl'isclicked
B.Whentheshipclearline(SCL)isoptimal
C.WhenthebestSeaChartisloaded
D.WhentheECDISCPUworksbest(summacumlaude)
E.Itchangesfrompurpletogreenwhenwarningsarecleared

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QUESTION 7:
IftheAISindicatorisgreenandyouleft-clickonit,whathappens?
A.AIStargetsareshowninalist
B.AIStargetsarenotshownontheview/chart
C.AIStargetsarerefreshed
D.Apop-upwindowshowsallAISmessages
E.AnyAISalarmiscleared

QUESTION 8:
HowdoyouturnonorofftheERBLtool?
(ERBL=ElectronicRangeandBearingLine)
A.UsingMenuandNavipanel
B.UsingtheQuickaccesspanelandpressingthe'divider'symbol
C.Clickthemiddletrackballbutton
D.Clicktherighttrackballbutton

QUESTION 9:
Howdoyouzoominoroutonthechart?
A.UsethequickaccesspaneltozoomorPageUpandPageDown
B.Usethecentermousebutton
C.Gesturecounter-clockwisewiththemouse
D.Usekeys'I'and'O'
E.Usearrowupanddown

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CHAPTER:ECDISSetup
QUESTION 10 :
Wherecanyouchecktheunitfordepths?
A.Openthepanel"UnitandTime"andchecktheDepth/Elevation/Sizeunitsorcheckthelowerleft
corneroftheview
B.Right-clickonthewater
C.Itisshowninthesensorinformationpanel
D.OpenMenu,thenSettings
E.OpenMenu,thenPropertiesthenUnits

CHAPTER:InstallingData
QUESTION 11:
'registered'databasemeansthat
A.Thedatabaseisregisteredwiththechartprovider
B.ThedatabaseisontheECDIS
C.Thedatabaseisregisteredandshownontheview
D.TheIHOhasregisteredyourdatabase
E.Thedatabaseisregisteredforanautomaticupdate

QUESTION 12:
'Unregistereddatabase'means
A.ThedatawillbeunregisteredwiththeWindowsregistry
B.Thechartproviderwillnotupdatethedatabase
C.Thedatabasewillbedeleted
D.Thesignatureofthedatabasewillberemoved
E.Thedatabasewillberemovedfromview

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QUESTION 13:
Underthe'Add/RemoveDatabase'whatdoesitmeantoremovethedatabase
A.Thechartsinthedatabasewillnotbeshown
B.Thedatabasewillbedeleted
C.ThedatabasewillberemovedfromtheECDIStoabackuplocation
D.Thedatabasewillbeonlybeshownifnootherchartsareavailable
E.Onlythechartswillremain,thedatabasewillberemovedfromthecharts

QUESTION 14:
ForS-57Import,theuserpermitandS63cellpermits
A.works,sofromtheS63cellpermits,auserpermitcanbegenerated
B.works,sofromtheuserpermit,adataserver(orchartprovider)cangenerateS63cellpermits
C.works,sowiththeuserpermit,thechartscanbeunlocked
D.theuserpermitandS63cellpermitsarebothobtainedfromthechartprovider
E.Theuserpermitisusedforlargemedia,S63cellpermitsareusedforCDdistributions

QUESTION 15:
IfyouhaveimportedS57orS63cells,howcanyouviewthecharts?
A.Adda17digitpermitforthedatabasenameyouimported
B.Addtoview,goto'ChartCatalogue',changetothedatabaseyouimportedandclickonachart
C.Addtoview,gotoLicensing,addthelicense,andclickonachart
D.Theyaremarkedwithyellowbordersifyouzoomout,thenzoomintoachart
E.Addtoview,clickontheview,thenclickthemiddlebuttontocentership

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CHAPTER:ChartsDisplay
QUESTION 16:
Whatisthedifferencebetween'safetycontour'and'safetydepth'?
A.Safetycontourisusedforanti-groundingalarmsandisshownasaline.Thesafetydepthdetermines
thecolorofthechartandthecolorofsoundingsdisplayed
B.Safetycontourdeterminestheareacoloredassafewatersfortheship.Thesafetydepthisthe
additionaldepthbeneaththekeelnecessary
C.Safetydepthisusedtodetermineandgenerategroundingalarms.Safetycontourisusedtocolorthe
chartGreyatsafeareas
D.Safetydepthisthemaximumdepth,thattheshipcansailsafelyin(i.e.depth<1000m).Thesafety
contouristhecontouroftheshiponthechart.
E.Safetydepthisdraftoftheshipwhenloadingatamaximum.Safetycontouristhemaximumship
beam(width)

QUESTION 17:
Whatisthedifferencebetween'deepcontour'and'shallowcontour'?
A.In3Dview,thedeepcontouristhedraftoftheship.Theshallowcontouristhepartoftheshipover
wateratlightloads
B.Deepcontouriswheretheshipbeam(width)isokay,theshallowcontourshowsplacestoonarrowfor
theship
C.Theshallowcontourshowswhereitistooshallowfortheshiptooperate.Thedeepcontourshows
areaswithverysafedepths.
D.Theshallowcontourisbetweenmediumshallowandveryshallowareas.Thedeepcontour
determinesdeepwaterareas.
E.Shallowcontourindicatesshallowwaters,deepcontourindicateswhereitisdeepenoughforthe
ship.

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QUESTION 18:
Whatdoesthe'shallowpattern'depthsettingoptiondo?
A.Putsatiltedsquarepatternoverareaswithdepthlessthanthesafetycontour
B.Putsaspecialpatterninareasdeeperthanthesafetycontour
C.Patternstheshallowpartofashipin3Dview
D.Makesdepthsoundingscontourlinesinshallowareas
E.ItshouldnotbeusedonthisECDISunlessyouuseProfessional+charts

CHAPTER:VoyagePreparation
QUESTION 19:
WherecanyouseetheinstalledautomaticupdatestoachartontheECDIS?
A.Under'Auto-updating'-'UpdatingLogReviewUpdates'
B.InNoticesforMariners
C.Byemailingupdates@cmap.no
D.Byvisitingwww.primar.orgonline
E.UnderMenu-UpdatesofEXCB

QUESTION 20:
Youaretomakeafirstmanualupdateanexistingobject,abouy,onachart.Howdoyoustartmaking
theupdate?
A.Byright-clickingontheobject,andselectingtheobjectsoitishighlighted
B.Byemailingupdates@cmap.noforanupdate
C.ByloadinganupdateCD
D.Bypressingthe'U'keyonthekeyboard
E.BypressingtheCtrl-'U'keyonthekeyboard

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QUESTION 21:
Youhaveaddedacriticalpointtoaroute.WhatisthedifferencebetweenDistanceandTimealert?
A.Thedistancegivesanalertacertaindistancebeforethepoint,whileatimealertsacertaintime
before
B.Ifyougetcloserthanadistanceortimetothecriticalpoint,analarmisgivensoyoucanavoidthe
criticalpoint
C.Criticalpointsarenotaffectedoftime/distancealarms,onlyanti-grounding
D.Thedistancegivesanalertacertaintimebeforeapoint
E.Thedistancealertisnotdelayedbyacertaintime,whilethetimealertisdelayed.
F.Itindicatesthetimeorthedistancebetweencriticalpoints

QUESTION 22:Howdoyoucheckaroutefordangers,cautionsandchartnotes?
A.Showtheroute,andcarefullygothroughtheroutetoseeanydangers,cautions,chartnotes,areasto
beavoidedormissingchartsalongtheroute
B.'Route','Edit',then'Check'andthenpress'Dangers'or'Cautions'toseealistofDangers
C.Alloftheabove
D.Noneoftheabove,onlysaferoutescanbeentered
E.Usethechartprovider'sapplicationtochecktheroute

CHAPTER:Navigation
QUESTION 23:
Ashipissailinginastraightlineinanareawithaconstantstrongsidewayscurrentandconstantengine
power.Theownshipvector(s)areturnedon.Whichstatementistrue?
A.Thevectorwillshowthefuturepositionoftheshiponlyforthe'groundstabilized'vector
B.Thevectorwillshowthefuturepositionoftheshiponlyforthe'waterstabilized'vector
C.The'prediction'vectorwillshowthefutureposition
D.Theroutewillshowthefutureposition
E.AISwillshowthefutureposition

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QUESTION 24:
Howdoyouacknowledgeawarning?
A.Openthewarningspanelandleft-clickit
B.Pressthewarningsindicator
C.Pressthe'acknowledge'button
D.Pressthe'Ackallwarnings'button
E.Noacknowledgmentisnecessary

QUESTION 25:
Youhavesetananti-groundingzone.Whichtopofdisplayindicatorwilltellifthereisaproblemwith
grounding?
A.TheAlarmindicator
B.TheWarningindicator
C.TheDangersindicator
D.Thegroundingindicator
E.Avoicewillsay"Danger-grounding"repeatedly.

QUESTION 26:
Youhavestartedonaroute.TheVoyageindicatorchangesfromgreentoyellowandthenameis"WOP"
A.Thisisawaypointoverpositionindication
B.Thisisawheeloverpositionwarning
C.Thisisawaypointoutofplacewarning
D.ThisisaWayOutofPositionwarning
E.ItisWithOutPapers-noofficialchartonthislegoftheroute

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QUESTION 27:
Innavigationmodetheshipstaysattheupperleftcorneroftheviewtoyourdismay.Whatcanyoudo
tochangeittothelowercenter?
A.Changetoshipmotiontruemode
B.Changethemanualcenterofshipmotionrelativemode
C.Changetheshipredrawarea
D.RestarttheECDIS
E.Right-clickthe"navigation"buttonandchangeitto'lowercenter'mode

QUESTION 28:
Intheearlymorningyoustartyourshift.TheECDISdisplaypaletteissettonight.Withthemorningsun,
itishardtoseethemenus.
A.ChangetodaypaletteusingF12(Fn+F2onsomeECDISkeyboards)
B.Changetodaypaletteusingtheshipsensorpanel
C.Turnupthebrightnessonthemonitor
D.Pulldownthecurtains
E.Wearsunglasses

CHAPTER:Anti-CollisionTools
QUESTION 29:
YouwishtoshowallAIStargets5nmfromownshiponthechart.How?
A.YouchangeAISdistancetoactivationto5nm
B.YouchangeAISdistancetodangerousto5nm
C.YouchangeAIStargetsvisibilityrangeto5nm
D.AdjustyourAISequipmenttoonlyshowAIStargetwithinrange
E.PresstheAISbuttononthetop,soitturnsyellow

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CHAPTER:S57import(chartimport)
QUESTION 30:
AnofficerobtainedaPERMIT.TXTforaroutefromCopenhagentoHelsinkifromAVCSforhisuserpermit.
HeloadedthebasechartsfromaCDtoECDISdatabaseBaseCD01,andthenheloadedthechartfrom
theupdateCDWk13-2013toECDISdatabaseUpdateWk13.Headdedbothdatabasesintotheview.
Whatdidhedowrong?
A.Heshouldobtainacertificate,notapermitfiletoactuallyreadthecharts
B.Heshouldonlyaddtheupdatedatabaseintotheview
C.HeshouldnotdividethebaseandupdateintotwodifferentdatabasesintheECDIS
D.HeshouldobtainaUSERPERMIT.TXTfromthechartprovider
E.Heshouldnotloadthechartsintoadatabasebutintoachartfolder

QUESTION 31:
Whenistheblackadjustingsymbolused?

A.Whentheblackinthechartdoesnotappearblack
B.Whencheckingthecontrastandbrightnessissetcorrectlyforaneworageddisplaymonitor
C.WhenusingtheECDISatnight

CHAPTER:RoutePlanning&Monitoring
QUESTION 32:
ECDISsynchronizationisusedforwhat?
A.MakingsurethatboththemasterandbackupECDIShasthesamesensorinputdata
B.MakingsurethatboththemasterandbackupECDIShasthesamecharts,objectandroutes
C.Makingsurethattheclockiscorrect

QUESTION 33:
Howdoyourenamearoute?

A.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpressrename
B.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpress'edit',changethenameoftheroute
C.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpress'SaveAs'-choosethenewname

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QUESTION 34:
Howdoyoudeleteacriticalpoint?

A.Press'Route'-selecttheroute-press'Delete'
B.Press'Route'-selecttheroute-'Edit',selecttheCPandright-clickonit
C.Pressthe'Delete'keywhilethecursorisovertheCP

QUESTION 35:
Whenashipisshownattruescaleandthesightlinesareturnedon,anumberisshownnearthesight
lines

A.Thenumberistheactualspeedofthevesseltoevaluategoingthroughanarrowpassage
B.Thenumberistheactualbeam(orwidthorpassagecorridor)ofthevesselinthedirectionitisgoing
C.Thenumberistherateofturn

QUESTION 36:
Youhavestartedonaroute.Theroutemonitoringpanelshows.WhatdoesBWOLindicate?

A.Bearingfromownshiptothenextwaypoint
B.Bearingfromownshiptotherouteline
C.Bearingfromthecurrentwaypointtothenextwaypoint

QUESTION 37:
Youwishtosuper-imposetheradarimageontoyourECDIS(andhaveaninstallationthatsupportsthis)

A.YoucanturnontheradarimagebypressingtheARPAindicator
B.Youcanturnontheradarimagebypressingtheradarindicator
C.YoucanturnontheradarimagebytogglingtheAISindicator

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CHAPTER:AIS&REGULATION
QUESTION 38:
MOBbuttonisamandatoryrequirementasper

A.BythemakeroftheECDIS.
B.ByIHOregulation
C.ByIMOA817regulationwhichisperformancestandardofECDIS

QUESTION 39:
WhentwoormoreECDISaresynchronizedthefollowingdatawillbetransferred

A.Allchartdisplaysetting.
B.ThePlattesettingofthemonitor.
C.AllRoutes,UsersdataandChartUpdates.

QUESTION 40:
SafetyContoursettingisasper
A.Asperthebeamofthevessel
B.Asperthedraftofthevessel
C.AsperDraftplusUKCofthevessel
QUESTION 41:
WhatisbasedisplayasperrequirementofIMOsetting

A.Itisthebestsettingforcoastalnavigation
B.Itisthebestforopenseanavigation
C.ItistheleastinformationrequiredbyIMOStandardstowhichmoreinformationcanbeadded

QUESTION 42:
HowdoyouactivateallAISTargetsincontactwithownship.

A.Bysettingthevisibilityrangeto10NM
B.TurntheAISvisibilityrangeOFF
C.ByclickingtheAutoactivationbox.

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QUESTION 43:
HowdoyouactivatethepasttrackofAIStarget?

A.Byactivatingthedangeroustargetstag
B.ByactivatingtheTrackofownship
C.ByclickingthePastTracktagintheAISConfigurationbox

QUESTION 44:
AIStargetcanbedisplayedintruescaleifthefollowingconditionsaremet.

A.WidthofownshipTruescalesymbolismorethan7.5mm
B.AISTargetiswithintheactivationrange
C.TheAISTargetheading&Positionreferencepointdataisavailable
D.Ifalltheaboveconditionaremet

QUESTION 45:

WhattypeofOrientationisshowninRouteMonitoringmode?

A.NorthUp
B.HeadingUP
C.RouteUp
D.CourseUp

QUESTION 46:
Howmanylayersdoesapaperchart(ALRS)have.

A.Ithasmorethan123Layers.
B.Ithasmultiplelayers.
C.Ithasonelayer
D.Itdependsonhowmuchmemorythesystemhas

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QUESTION 47:
WithrespecttotheconnectionofECDIStootherequipmentthefollowingisTRUE.

A.ECDISshouldbeconnectedtotheships(1)Positionfixingsystem(2)Gyro(3)SpeedLog
B.ECDISshouldbeinterfacedwithAIS,RadarandNavtext
C.ECDISshouldbeconnectedtoGMDSSEquipment.
D.Noneoftheabove.

QUESTION 48:
WhichofthefollowingconditionsinanECDISwillresultinanAlarm?

A.IfnoENCisavailable.
B.DuringRouteplanningtheroutecrossesthesafetycontour
C.Whenvesselscrossesthesafetycontourlineduringmonitoring.
D.WhenalargescaleENCavailable.

QUESTION 49:

WheninchargeofNavigationalwatchusingECDISthemarinershould

A.Takestepsnecessarytopermanentlydisableaudiblealarms.
B.RemainstationedattheECDISatalltimes.
C.CheckECDISaccuracyasoftenaspractical,usingmethodsindependentofECDISanddetermine
vesselspositionfrequently
D.LookforadditionaldutiesasECDISisnowusedforNavigation.

QUESTION 50:
InNavigationmodetheECDISmonitors

A.Theroutewiththevesselalwaysfixedatthecenterofchart
B.Theshipiscenteredonthechartaschosenbytheoperator
C.Theownshippositionandautomaticallyscrollsthecharttoconstantdisplaythevessel.

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AnswerIndex:
Q1 C Q2 C Q3 A Q4 C Q5 E Q6 A
Q7 B Q8 B Q9 A Q10 A Q11 B Q12 C
Q13 A Q14 B Q15 B Q16 A Q17 D Q18 A
Q19 A Q20 A Q21 A Q22 C Q23 A Q24 E
Q25 C Q26 B Q27 B Q28 A Q29 C Q30 C
Q31 B Q32 B Q33 C Q34 B Q35 B Q36 A
Q37 B Q38 C Q39 C Q40 C Q41 C Q42 B
Q43 C Q44 D Q45 C Q46 C Q47 A Q48 C
Q49 C Q50 C

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