Need answers. Please help. Assignment attached. Navigational Training Navy

NAME:________________________ SURFACE NAVIGATOR/ASSISTANT SURFACE NAVIGATOR PREPARATION ASSIGNMENT Below are various questions in order to better prepare you for success as a future Navigator or Assistant Navigator in the fleet. The duties involved with being responsible for the safe navigation of a ship can be tough, but with proper preparation you can succeed. Complete all of the questions below. Be ORGANIZED and SHOW YOUR WORK! This will help the instructors follow your work and be able to focus our attention on what additional help, if any, you might need. Although not a part of your grade, this assignment will be collected on the first day of class. We encourage you to work with a Senior QM and/or Navigator on these problems to help develop a thorough understanding of these topics prior to your arrival. Just getting the answer is not the intent, but rather having a solid working knowledge of the topic. Success in the fleet begins with how you prepare now. We look forward to seeing you on the first day of class. Part 1: Rules of the Road The Rules of the Road are required knowledge for any mariner. How we operate at sea speaks volumes to our level of professionalism. In order to accomplish this, a thorough understanding of the Rules is required. Simply memorizing questions and their answers and/or memory aids (i.e. \"red over white fishing at night\") will not suffice. Below is the recommended method of study, proven effective by professional mariners. Step 1: Re-read the Rules of the Road book (latest edition dated August 2014), available from http:/avcen.uscg.gov, broken up by the sections listed below. Read each of the below sections, highlight your book (your Ship's Navigator can provide these for you), and do this in a quiet environment to ensure you digest each rule thoroughly. - Rules 1-3: General Rules 4-10: Conduct of vessels in ANY condition of visibility Rules 11-18: Conduct of vessels IN SIGHT of one another Rule 19: Conduct of vessels in RESTRICTED VISIBILITY Rule 20-31: Lights and shapes Rule 32-37: Sound and light signals Do NOT study the following (you will NOT be test on this material): - Western Rivers and Great Lakes Rules Rule 22: Visibility of Lights Rule 38: Exemptions Rule 12: Sailing Vessels All Annex questions 1 Steering and Sailing Rules Step 2: Get into the question bank (www.uscgq.com). Do 50 questions at a time, no more. If you get one wrong... STOP, go to the book and understand WHY you misunderstood it. Complete the following questions: - 50 in the morning 50 before lunch 50 after lunch 50 late afternoon 50 before dinner 50 after dinner 50 at night Part 2: Required Reading In order to be successful in the course, you need to have a basic foundation in some navigation principles prior to your arrival. Below is the required reading assignment, by topic, and the associated article numbers (not pages) in Bowditch. The latest edition of Bowditch (2002) can be downloaded from the following website. It is highly recommended you take notes for future reference as you complete the readings. http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal? _nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode=0002 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Marine navigation: 100-116 Compasses: 600-609, 617-620, 626-626 Nautical Time: 1800-1811 Tides: 900-912 Currents: 913-939 Anchorage Planning: 816-817 Sunrise/ sunset: 1908-1910 Moonrise/ moonset: 1911 Azimuth: 1700-1701 Amplitude: 1703-1706 Sextants: 1600-1615 Celestial LOPS's: 2000-2011 Part 3: Navigational Coordinates 1. Convert the following positions from minutes/ tenths format to minutes/ seconds format: L: 34o 14.25'N; : 075o 18.30'W/ ____________________________ L: 22o 19.31'S; : 042o 54.35'E/ ____________________________ 2. Convert the following positions from minutes/ seconds format to minutes/ tenths format: L: 18o 24' 39\"N; : 062o 35' 12\"E/ ____________________________ L: 52o 12' 42\"N; : 082o 23' 35\"W/ ____________________________ 2 Part 4: Set and drif 1. Set and drift is calculated from to . 2. While steaming in coastal waters, you take a 0900ZT fix. Two fixes later, at 0930ZT, you are 800 yards due South of your 0930 DR. Based on the 0900 to 0930 fix, what is your set and drift? 3. Based on the plot below, what is your set (+/- 5o) and drift from 0900-1000? (Utilize 1 inch= 1000 yards for distance) 1. 3 What is your drift in kts (nm/hr) if the distance between your 18 minute DR and Fix is 240 yds? What is your approximate set (+/-30 degrees)? At time 1518, what does WP2 approximately bear? If set/drift have pushed you to a course made good of 095 degrees true, what course would you recommend to intercept WP2 if it currently bears 045 degrees true? 2. What is the drift speed in kts (nm/hr) if the distance between DR and Fix is 1300 yds? What is the approximate set (+/- 30 degrees)? If the course made good is 010 degrees true, what course would you recommend to make 000 degrees true good? 3. 4 If the distance between the 1203 DR and 1203 Fix is 300 yards, what is the drift? What is the approximate set (+/- 30 degrees)? If Course Made Good at 1203 was 075 degrees true and WP2 bears 105 degrees true, what course would you recommend to intercept this waypoint? 4. If the distance between the 1030 DR and 1030 Fix is 1500 yds, what is the drift? What is the approximate set (+/-30)? If Course Made Good at 1030 was 345 degrees true, and WP3 bears 010 degrees true, what course would you recommend to intercept this waypoint? Part 5: Estimated Time of Arrival Problems 5 1. You are scheduled to depart Havana, Cuba (ZD +5) at 1000 ZT on December 1 st, 2010. You plan to arrive in Cape Town, South Africa (ZD -2) 6786 nm away at 1800ZT on December 16 th, 2010. What speed is required? 2. You depart San Diego, CA (ZD +8) at 1800 ZT on November 13 th, 2010. You are bound for Jakarta, Indonesia (ZD-7), 7985 nm away. If your speed of advance is 22 kts, what is the estimated local time of arrival in DTG format(DDHHMM(A-Z) MONYY)? 3. You depart Lisboa, Portugal (ZD+0) at noon ZT on January 3 rd, 2010, at a speed of 10 kts. You arrive in Charleston, SC (ZD+5) at 0930 ZT on January 17 th, 2010. Based on your departure and arrival time, and speed of advance, how many miles did you travel? 4. Your ship will be departing Jacksonville, FL en route to Dakar, Sengal (ZD +1) at 120800QJUL15. Utilizing Pub 151 and a SOA of 16 kts, what will be the local time (in military DTG format) of arrival in Dakar? 5. After immediate tasking, your ship must arrive in the Straits of Gibraltar on 242100ZNOV15. If you depart Norfolk, VA on 170845ZNOV15, utilizing Pub 151, what will be your SOA in order to arrive on time at the Straits of Gibraltar? Part 6: PIM 6 1. You are transiting east along an approved track with a PIM speed of 18.5 kts. At time 1400Z you take a fix and discover you are 12.5 NM West of your designated 1400Z waypoint. Are you ahead or behind PIM? How far ahead/behind PIM are you (+/- 2 min)? What speed do you recommend to your CO to make your 1700Z designated waypoint? 2. You are transiting West along an approved track with a PIM speed of 14 kts. At time 0900Z you discover you are 6 NM West of your designated waypoint. Are you ahead or behind PIM? How far ahead/behind PIM are you (+/-2 min)? What speed do you recommend to your CO to make you 1200Z waypoint? 3. Your ship is on track heading due east with a SOA of 17 kts. At 0930 ZT, you are 5 nm west of your 0930 waypoint. Are you ahead or behind PIM, and by how much? Are you ahead or behind PIM? How far ahead/behind PIM are you (+/-2 min)? What speed do you recommend to your CO to make you 1200Z waypoint? 4. Your ship is heading due north and at 1300 ZT you are 30 minutes behind PIM. Based on a SOA of 16 kts, what is the speed required in order to be on PIM at 1500 ZT? How far ahead/behind PIM are you (+/- 1 nm) ? 5. Your are on track heading due west. At 1730 ZT, you are 10 nm west of your 1730 ZT waypoint. Based on an SOA of 16 kts, what speed would you recommend in order to be on PIM at the 2100 ZT waypoint? What is your speed required? 7 Are you ahead or behind PIM? How far ahead/behind PIM are you (+/-2 min)? Part 7: Visibility of Lights 1. Based on a height of eye of 65 ft, what will be the geographic range of Long Beach light in CA? 2. Based on meteorological visibility of 15 nm, what will be the luminous range of Khalifa Port breakwater light in Mina Salman? Part 8: Publication Practical **Please note the publication you used to get the answer. 1. What junction point would you use between Anaba, Algeria and Kismaayo, Somalia? 8 2. Is Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates closer to Cape Leeuwin, Australia or Darwin, Australia? 3. What is the distance between Newport, Rhode Island and Pula, Croatia? 4. What is the Latitude and Longitude of Kingston, Jamaica? 5. Is Yantai, China closer to Busan, South Korea or Moji, Japan? 6. At what bearing will you see the \"best water\" sector of the Kingswear Light of Dartmouth, England? 7. What does the abbreviation I.V.Q mean in the List of Lights? 8. What is the range of the light at Sanco Point, Philippines? 9. What is the characteristic of the Spear Point Light on Canada's Labrador Coast? 10. What is the structure of the light on Bell Rock at Skudenes, Norway? 11. Under what publication (name and volume) covers lights located on Puerto Rico? 12. What is the vertical clearance of the Highway 23 bridge of the Arkansas River? 13. What is the height of the inside range A of Coos Bay, Oregon? 14. What is the location of Daybeacon 1 of the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club, Florida? 15. Which chart covers the transit between Amelia Island to Saint Augustine, Florida? 16. What is the Harbor Type of Nowy Port, Poland? 9 17. Is Ice a potential entrance restriction of Philadelphia, PA? 18. What is the harbor size of Progreso, Mexico? 19. What is the Country Code for Brunei's ports? 20. Can Botwood Harbor's Drydock accommodate a cruiser (567 ft)? By how many feet? 21. What is the opening signal to the drawtender of the US101 Highway Bridge of Young Bay's, Oregon? 22. Besides Rhode Island, what state waters do the Northern Inshore Lobster Waters encompass? 23. On what channels can one reach the Coast Guard Patrol Commander enforcing the safety zone of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC? 24. In the Old Bahama channel on the north coast of Cuba, what is the set in knots and general direction? 25. What is the population of Daru Island on the south coast of Papua New Guinea? 26. How tall is the summit of Forrester Island off the coast of British Columbia? 27. What will the entrance range of the harbor for the U.S. Naval Port of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba bear when entering port? 28. Who can you contact to negotiate work done in the Guam shipyard of the U.S. Naval Base? 29. Under what letter are offshore installations covered under Chart 1? 30. Under Chart 1, what does \"ED\" signify in relation to depths? 10 31. Draw the symbol for the position of a pilot cruising vessel 32. Who is responsible for evaluating fix accuracy and making fix reports? 33. What instruction established the precedence of specific fix sources in Table 3A for an individual ship? 34. When can a ship utilize INS or RTS to establish a fix? 11