NS3-M3U5C2 - Maneuvering Board Quiz 91

In maneuvering board problems, how is the ship’s speed represented?

• the length of the arrow

• the color of the line

• the thickness of the line

• the direction of the arrow

What is the first step in constructing a maneuvering board plot?

• Create a vector for your path

• Construct concentric circles

• Plot point R

• Draw the bearing line

If you are going to plot a distance of 32,723 yards; what should the scale be?

• 4:1

• 5:1

• 2:1

• None of the above

A quantity having both magnitude and direction, represented graphically by an arrow

• Angle

• Vector

• Trajectory

• Point

A graph containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables; when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line

• Straight scales

• Alignment chart

• Slide rule

• Nomogram

To find the relative track of another ship, how frequently should you plot ranges and bearings?

• 3 minute

• 6 minutes

• It makes no difference

• None of the above

What does an anemometer on a ship measure?

• relative wind speed

• true wind

• true course

• relative course speed

You plot the position of another vessel over a time span of 6 minutes. Over that time he hasn’t changed bearing, but he has moved one mile closer to you. What type of situation does this describe?

• 10 knots

• He will cross in front of you

• He is going to collide with you soon

• There is not enough information to answer the question

Direction the wind is actually coming from

• Gale wind

• True wind

• Relative wind

• Apparent wind

On a maneuvering board, the head of the relative wind vector is labeled with ___________.

• the symbol wr

• the symbol RW

• a lowercase w

• the symbol rw