Exam Details
| Subject | navigation – i | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | b.sc.nautical science | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | alagappa university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | November, 2017 | |
| City, State | tamil nadu, karaikudi |
Question Paper
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Nautical Science
NAVIGATION I
(Upto 2015 batch)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A x 15 75)
Answer all questions.
1. A vessel in lat 69º 11'N 099º 39'W steers a course of
270º for a distance of 794.8 miles. Find the position
arrived.
Or
Find the course and distance from A 04º 16'S 177º
37'W to B 02º 29'N 179º 24'E.
2. With the help of diagrams, define
LHA
GHA
Mercator sailing formula
Deviation
Variation.
Or
Compare between plane sailing and mercator
sailing.
Sub. Code
14
CP-7993
2
Wk ser
3. Find the GC course and distance from A 24º 00'N
074º 15'W to B 46º 00'N 053º 45'W.
Or
What is total solar eclipse?
What is vertex of a GC?
4. Define Keplers first law and second law of planetary
motion.
Or
Define and write short notes on
Inferior planets
Superior planets
Conjunction
Opposition
Perigee
Apogee.
5. At noon on 20 July, your ship was in position 32º
43.8'N 017º 26.8'W steering 219º Dev 3ºE Var
18ºW. Your ship maintained this course at a steady
speed of 15 knots till noon next day. Clocks were
retarded for total one hour. Find the DR position of
your ship at 1200 hrs on 21 July. If the fix at noon
was 27º 24.3'N 020º 01.0'W find the set and rate of
current.
Or
Draw the suitable figure and box the magnetic
compass by points. How many degrees is one point?
Nautical Science
NAVIGATION I
(Upto 2015 batch)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A x 15 75)
Answer all questions.
1. A vessel in lat 69º 11'N 099º 39'W steers a course of
270º for a distance of 794.8 miles. Find the position
arrived.
Or
Find the course and distance from A 04º 16'S 177º
37'W to B 02º 29'N 179º 24'E.
2. With the help of diagrams, define
LHA
GHA
Mercator sailing formula
Deviation
Variation.
Or
Compare between plane sailing and mercator
sailing.
Sub. Code
14
CP-7993
2
Wk ser
3. Find the GC course and distance from A 24º 00'N
074º 15'W to B 46º 00'N 053º 45'W.
Or
What is total solar eclipse?
What is vertex of a GC?
4. Define Keplers first law and second law of planetary
motion.
Or
Define and write short notes on
Inferior planets
Superior planets
Conjunction
Opposition
Perigee
Apogee.
5. At noon on 20 July, your ship was in position 32º
43.8'N 017º 26.8'W steering 219º Dev 3ºE Var
18ºW. Your ship maintained this course at a steady
speed of 15 knots till noon next day. Clocks were
retarded for total one hour. Find the DR position of
your ship at 1200 hrs on 21 July. If the fix at noon
was 27º 24.3'N 020º 01.0'W find the set and rate of
current.
Or
Draw the suitable figure and box the magnetic
compass by points. How many degrees is one point?
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