it www.owaysonline.com for latest notes Email [email protected] Phone=077159 32112 (Paper Format) FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE —1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CEI STIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 Notes: 1, All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. Use Chart No. ~----Nautical Almanac 1992, Deviation card no. ~~, Variation - Height of eye of the observer ~ if not mentioned in the question. 4, Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5. Use luminous range diagram as necessary. , ship's speed ---- knots and Part A Q.1 Chart Work problems Q.2 Chart Work problems Q.3 Execution of Passage Plan Part .4 Great Circle/ Composite Great Circle Q5_ Simultaneous/ Staggered observations 6 Determine position line by celestial observations or Determine position line by celestial observations Part ¢ Q. 7 Star suitable for observation (magnitude)/ Star identification Q.8 Twilights/ Kepler's Law/ Circumpolar bodies/ PZX Triangle. Q.9 Projections (Gnomonic/ Mercator) Please note that the above format is only an indicative of the examination paper. The candidates are advised to refer to detailed teaching syllabus and the course outline.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 6" April-2023 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE — 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 Notes: 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. Use Chart No. 5048 and Nautical Almanac for 1992. 4. Variation 7° W; Deviation Card No: 2, Height of eye: 10m, ship’s speed 10 knots if not mentioned in the question. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 6._Luminious Range Diagram may be provided if required. SECTION -A Q.1) While steering 285°C Ballycotton Island light (51° 49.5’ N 007° 59'W) was last sighted in visibility of 5 miles. H.E. = 8m. After one hour, in clear visibility, Roche’s point If, (51° 47’N 008° 15’W) changed from white to red, current setting 140° T at 3 knots. Leeway due to Northerly wind was 4°. Calculate course and speed made good and both positions. Q.2) Own ship in position 51° 30’N 007° 00’W. Another ship is stopped in position 52° 00’N 007° 10’W. and drifting. Current in the area is setting SE at 2 knots. Calculate compass course to steer, engine speed and course & speed made good of own ship to meet the other ship after four hours. Also calculate the meeting position Q.3) While navigating in St. George’s channel TSS, an oil tanker with maximum draft of 18 m observes Tusker rock racon (52° 12’N 006°12’W) bearing 250° T x 4.4 miles at 2200 hrs. From this position, prepare a detailed plan for a safe passage to reach a position 6 miles due south of Old Head of Kinsale light. Courses have to be plotted with clear markings on the chart and relevant notes for the bridge team. SECTION -B Q.4) Find the initial course, final course and GC distance from 70° 45’N, 030° 46’E to 40° 00’N, 110° 15°E. Q,5) At 0300 hrs, on a vessel steering a Course of 334°(T) at 15 knots, a Light - House in position 12° 48' N, 074° 54’ E, was observed to be bearing East, 40 miles off. At 0600 hrs, following observations were made: Star Betelgeuse Az 080° (T) Intercept 2°(T) Polaris Az 001° (T) Observed Latitude 13° 40’ N Find the position of vessels at 0600 hrs.Q.6) On 12* Sept.’92 in DR Longitude 072° 20’, the sextant meridian altitude of star. Aldebaran was 31° 10.2’ bearing North of Observer. If H.E. was 18m and LE. 3.2’ off the arc, find the Latitude, Direction of PL and the GMT of its Meridian Passage. SECTION -C Q.7) On 16" Jan 1992 ship in DR 20° N 075°E, which stars of 1* and 2" magnitude will bé within 15° of the observer's meridian. Which of them will be available for observation and which can be used for ex- m observation? The observation is to be made at the end of PM civil twilight. Q.8) a) What conditions are necessary for a solar eclipse to occur? b) Describe Kepler's third law. Q.9) Find the distance between two points on a Mercator chart between Point ‘A’ in position 42°N, 100°E and point ‘B’ in position 38°N, 095°E. The chart is made on a Scale of 1:6000000 at Latitude 36°N.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 6" April-2023 Paper 1 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 Notes: 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. Use Chart No. 5072 (Falsterbo to Oland). Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No. 1, Variation 2° W, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 12m if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. PART-A Q.1) At 1100 hours a vessel observes ‘Svartgrund’ buoy (55° 14.2’ N,014%15.2’E) 3 miles to NE with her engines under repairs. At 1300 hours the engines were started at a slow speed “of 6 knots. Set course now to have ‘Mammerode’ Lt. Ho. (55° 17.9! N, 014° 46.6’E) right ahead Wheh,4 miles away. When will this light house will be at right ahead? Current in this area is known to'set horth at 3 knots. Q.2) A vessel anchored off Ystad observes the followings bearings: Abbekas Lt. (56° 23’N, 013° 37’E) 298%C) Ystad South Lt. (55° 25’N, 013° 49’E) _009°(C), Kasebarga Lt. (55° 23’N, 014° 04’E) _ | 078°(C) Find the position of the ship and compass error if it was the same for all three observations. From this position, find the compass course tovsteer to pass Hammerodde light (55° 18’N, 014° 47’E) at a distance of 2 miles, countering’a, current setting 060°(T) x 2 knots and a strong N'ly wind causing a leeway of 5°. Q.3) Your ship, maximum speed 16 knots, a large tanker in ballast, max draft 11m, is equipped with state of the art bridge"equipment in good working order, is scheduled to reach off ‘Falsterbo’ Racon (55° 18.5'N)012°39.6'E), after dropping her pilot in position 56° 07.8’ N, 014° 53.0E on completion of the dry dockingp Maké’a passage plan if visibility is moderate & southerly gales with rains is the prevailing weather. PART -B Q.4) A vessel at Tokyo (35° 39’N 139° 47’E) intends to sail due east for one day (speed 16 knots, clocks advanced by one hour), then on a great circle track to San Francisco (37° 48’N 122° 24’W). Find the maximum latitude arrived during the Great Circle passage.Q.5) In DR 170° 20’E on 30" Nov 1992, the sextant meridian altitude of star Canopus below the pole was observed to be 13°06’. H.E. 12m, IE 3’ on the arc. Calculate the: a) Latitude of observer b) L.M.T. of lower meridian passage of Canopus. Q.6) A morning sight of the Sun taken at 0832 (zone -4) on 11" October 1992 gave a position, through which the PL passed of 39° 25’S, 62° 17’E. Using an estimated speed of 19 knots on a’course of 261°(T), find the GMT and Zone time of the Sun’s meridian passage and the DR at this time, PART-C Q.7) On 29" November 1992, at ship in DR 25° 30'S 107° 20’W, throughia break'in'the cloud, Sextant altitude of a star bearing 276°(G) error 2°(L) was found to be 35° 05’, at)GMT 29d 11h 29m 20s. If IE was 2.5’ off the arc and HE was 12m, identify the star. Q.8) a) Explain why, a Sidereal Day is about 4 minutes shorter than a Solar Day? b) Find the latitude in which the period of night is twice the period of daylight when the Sun's declination is 22° 40'S. Q.9) A Mercator chart has a scale of 1:3000000at latitude 36°S. Calculate the length of Rhumb Line, ,millimeters, on this chart from position 32°S, 179°55’E to position 37°S, 175°15’W.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION Date: - 4 10-2023, PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. Use Chart No. 5056 (Start point to The Needles). Deviation Card No. 2; HE 10m; Engine Speed 12 knots if not mentioned in the questions. 2. Luminous range diagram may be provided if necessary. 3. Use Admiralty Tide Tables for 1992. 4. Positions of landmarks are approximate and are to be used for identification only. 5._Attempt all questions in Part A and any two in Part B. PART-A Q.1) A vessel steering 084°C allowing for a current setting 234°T at 2.4knots observed Berry Head Lt. (50° 24’N 003° 29’W) bearing 348°C and Start Pt. Lt. (50° 13’N 003° 38’W)bearing 245°C. Find the vessel's positions and estimate the relative bearing and distance off Bill of Portland Lt. (50° 30.8’N, 002° 27.4’W) on first sighting. Meteorological visibility is estimated tolbe 5 miles. Q.2) At 0830 hrs, Anvil Pt. Light House (50° 35.5’N,001° 57,6’W) was 7 miles off and at 0936 hrs. Bill of Portland Light was 8 miles off. Vessel steered a\course of 260° (T) during this interval and the engine speed was 9 Knots during this interval!\Theccurrent was setting 185°(T) at 1 knot. Find: a) Ship’s position at 0830 hrs b) Ship’s position at 0936 hrs. c) Course made good by her in this petiod, Q.3) Plan a passage from Needles Channel Pilot stn to Snm East of Start Point, considering the ship’s Draft to be 15m & using the Traffic Separation Scheme. PART-B Q.4) Find thesInitial. & Final course and distance along the composite track from 36° 50'S, 13° 40'W to 44° 40'S, 146° 12’E, The track is not to exceed latitude 51°S. Q.5) Using DR of 40°S, 120°E, three stellar observations gave following results: Star ‘A’: Azimuth 270°(T), Intercept 2’ Away; Star ‘B’: Azimuth 060%(7), Intercept 2’ Towards; Star ‘C’: Azimuth 350°(7), Intercept 3’ Away. Find the position of vessel if it is assumed that same error is equally applicable to all three observations / calculationsQ.6) At about Noon on 16" June 1992, a sight of Sun south of the Observer gave True Altitude 89° 48.8’, at GMT 16d 13h 14m 48s. The vessel then steered 342°(T) for 34 miles when a point of land in position 24° 34’N, 018° 27’W was sighted bearing 034°(7). Find the position of the vessel at the time of the second observation. PART-C Q.7) On 1 March’92 in Lat 30°N, 75° 30’E. Find the 2" Magnitude stars which observer's meridian and suitable for observation at the beginning of civil twilight. cross 20° of Q.8) a) Explain why, a Sidereal Day is about 4 minutes shorter than a Solar Day? b) Find the latitude in which the period of night is twice the period/of daylight when the Sun's declination is 22° 40'S. Q.9) a) Explain Gnomonic Chart with diagrams and its advantages &disadvantages. b) Write a short note on Nautical Scale. ¢) Write a short note on Plan Charts.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 2" Nov-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - I) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX, MARKS: 200 Not 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks (25). 3. Use Chart No.5072, Nautical Almanac 1992, Deviation card no. 2, Variation: As per chart, ship's speed 12 knots Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Luminous Range Diagram as necessary. PART-A Q.1) A v/I steering a westerly course observes Utklippan Lt. (55°"S7’N, 15° 41’E) at a bearing of 057°(T) and 8’ off. After running 16 miles by engines on\her ‘course Hano Lt. Gp fl 3 (56° O1’N, 14° 51’E) bore 328° (T) and after running another 8 by engines, it\bore true north. Find: a) Vessel’s position at the time of final bearing? __b) Course and Speedhmade good c) Set and Rate of current. Q.2) A vessel steering 130°(T) observes Kuala Grund Ra¢on (55° 18’N, 13° 20’E) bearing 072°(T) at 2100 hrs. At 2120 hrs the same light boré'044°(T) and at 2150 hrs it bore 352(T). Find the vessel’s position at 2150 hrs, the course made good)and the rate of current if current set 080°(T). Q.3) List five reasons for planning a passage. Discuss precautions during a) Landfall, b) Waiting at an anchorage. PART-B Q.4) A vessel intending to sail on a Great Circle Track from position Lat 42° 24’ S, Long 147° 41’E to positiomsLat\52°'25'S, Long: 072° 27' W decides to make a composite sailing limiting the maximum latitide to 5225's, Calculate the difference in the distance that the vessel has to steam. Q,5) At 1750 hrs a star sight gave an intercept of 5.1’ towards & azimuth 133°(T). At 1812 hrs another sight gave azimuth 051(T) and intercept 1.9’ away. Both the intercepts were calculated using 1800 DR position 21° 12’S, 31° 13’W. Find the position of the vessel at 1800 hrs if the vessel was steaming a course of 298°(T) at 20 kts.Q.6) On 28" April 1992, AM at ship in DR 10° 04’S, 128° 01'w, the sextant altitude of MOON’s UL was 47° 53’ at 14h 33m 32s GMT. If HE was 22m and IE was 4.8’ on the arc. Find the direction of PL and a position through which it this P/L will pass. Q,7) At the end of PM civil twilight on 16" June 1992, find out the stars and planets of First & Second magnitude while will be within 15° of the observer's meridian. Also find which of them will be available for observation. The DR position of the observer 15'20° 10’N, 075° 15’E. Q.8) a) Explain Keplers law of planetary motion b) With suitable sketch explain various types of eclipses. Q.9) a) Explain Gnomonic Chart with diagrams and its advantages & disadvantages. b) Write a short note on Natural Scale. ¢) Write a short note on Plan Charts.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 15% Sept-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX, MARKS: 200 Notes 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks (25). 3. Use Chart No.5056, Nautical Almanac 1992. Variation: As per chart, Deviation Card No. 2, Height of eye: 12m, ship's speed 12 knots if not mentioned in question. Positions of landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 6._Luminous Range Diagram may be provided if required. SECTION -A Q.1) While steering a course of 275° (T) at 2000 hours Bill of Portland\Light\(50° 30.8’ N 02° 27’ W) bore 000° (T), 5 miles off. At 2030 hrs it bore 045° (1), 7 miles.off. Find'the vessel's EP at 2100 hrs. At 21100 hrs the vessel was stopped for 1.5 hrs for main engine tepairs. From 2230 hrs position, find the compass course to steer to reach Exmouth Pilot Station, (50236'N.003° 22’W) assuming the wind and current remain same throughout. Given: N’ly wind, Leeway,3°. Q,2) a) At 0600 hrs, Start Point Lt. (50° 13.2’N 03°.38:7:W) was 5 miles off on the radar and at 0700 hrs. Berry Head Lt. (50° 23.9’N 03° 28.8’W) was 5 miles off on the radar. During this period if the vessel made good a course of 025°(T) and,the"current was setting 336°(T) at 3 knots, find the true course steered and the vessel's position at 0600 hrsiand 0700 hrs. b) From 0700 hrs position find,the compass course to steer and adjust the engine speed so as to arrive Exmouth pilot station/(50° 36'N.03° 22’ W) at 0800 hrs if the current set and rate remains the same throughout. Q.3) Plan passage fromNeedles Channel pilot station to SNM east of Start Point, considering the ship's draft to.be 45 mand using traffic separation scheme. SECTION -B Q.4) Find'the Initial & Final course and distance along the composite track from 36° 50'S, 13° 40’W to 44° 40's, 146° 12’E. The track is not to exceed latitude 51°S. Q,5) Using DR of 40°S, 120°E, three stellar observations gave following results: Star ‘A’: Azimuth 270°(T), Intercept 2’ Away, Star ‘B’: Azimuth 060°(7), Intercept 2’ Towards, Star ‘C’: Azimuth 350°(7), Intercept 3’ Away. Find the position of vessel if it is assumed that same error is error is equally applicable to all three observations / calculations.Q.6) On 1* May’92, PM at Ship, in DR 19° 54’ S, 179° 58’W, the sextant altitude of Jupiter was 52° 38.5’ at GMT 02d 06h 20m 42s. If I.E. was 0.2’ off the Arc and HE 17m, find the Observed Longitude and direction of PL. SECTION-C Q.7) On 1* March ’92 in Lat 30°N, 75° 30’E. Find the 2" Magnitude stars which will cross 20° of observer's meridian and suitable for observation at the beginning of civil twilight. Q.8) a) What are the most suitable times for making AM and PM Stellar Obseryations?\Explain with suitable sketches. b) The rising sun had amplitude of E30°N, when on prime vertical its true altitude was 48°. Calculate the observer's latitude Q.9) With suitable diagram, explain in details the characteristics of UTM Coordinate System. Where is this projection used?GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION Date: - 4" Aug-2022 TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX, MARKS: 200 Notes 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5047, Nautical Almanac 1992. Deviation Card No. 3, Variation 6°W, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q,1) At 1600 hr, while steering 031°C, Lundy Island South It. (51° 10’N 004° 39’W) bore 353°C. At 1620 hrs, it bore 285°C and at 1720 hrs. Bull point It. (51° 12’N 004° 12'W) bore 126°CsGurrent set:250°T. Calculate the three positions. CMG, SMG and rate of current. Q.2) At 0400 hrs, ship is 8.5 miles north of Lundy Island Northi{t. (51° 12’N'004° 40.5’W). Calculate compass Course to steer and ETA Bristol pilot station (51° 21’N 003° 19’W), Use spring range tidal information given on the chart for high water at Avonmouth at 1000 hrs. Q.3) Foreland point It. bore 157°G at 5 miles and Nash/point It, is 12 miles off. From this position calculate Gyro CTS to first sight Helwick, It. v/I 30° on starboard bow in Visibility of 2 miles. PART-B Q.4) A vessel is to sail from position 41° 30'S 073° 00'W'to 41° 20'S 174° 54’E. Find the difference in distance if the vessel sails Rhumb line and if she sails along composite track with limiting latitude 50°S. Q.5) On 29" November 1992 at GMT 06H 16M'00S. The true altitude of Sun was 89° 26’. The vessel was on a course of 270°(T) at speed of 22.5 knots, Exactly four minutes later, the true altitude of the Sun was again 89° 26’. Find the position of vessel at the time of second observation if the Sun passed south of observer at the time of meridian passage, Q.6) On the morning of 18 Dec 1992 in long 065° 34’E, the sextant altitude of the polestar was 23°01’, at O1h (00m 24s chronometertime. (Error 1m 10s slow}. If IE was 1.2’ off the arc and HE 17m, find the direction of the PL and the position through which it passes. PART=C Q.7) On 20"January 1992, at the end of PM Civil Twilight in DR 30° N, 75°E: a) List Planets and stars of magnitude 1 & 2 which are within 30° of observer's meridian. b) Which of these are suitable for ex-meridian observation? Q.8) a) What effect has the Equation of Time on the length of forenoon and afternoon? b) Discuss the Calendar in use at present. Q.9) a) Under what conditions would Venus be visible before sunrise? Explain why Venus cannot be seen at midnight in navigable latitudes. b) What do you understand by the terms Apogee and Perigee?GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 12" July-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks 3. Use Chart No.5056, Nautical Almanac 1992. Deviation Card No. 1, Variation 6°W, ship's speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary, Part-A Q.1) The following bearings of Bill of Portland light (50° 30.8’ N, 0029°27.4’ W) Were observed by a ship. At 1000 hrs.: 325°(T) at 1030 hrs.: 355° (T) and at 1100 hrsi#"025® (T)..If in above duration she had steered a course of 258°(T) and current set N'ly. Find her‘tourse and speed made good and rate of the current experienced. Q.2) At 1030 hrs, a ship observes the horizontal sextant angle between Hope's Nose (50° 274.8'N, 003° 29’W) and Berry Head (50° 24’N, 003° 29:W) to\be 30°. She then steers a course of 200°(T) at a reduced speed of 10 Kts. At 1130 hfs, "the Tange of Start Point (50° 13.5’N, 003° 38.8’W) was observed to be 10’ on radar. Findthe position’of vessel at 1130 hrs and her course and speed made g00d, if current set 020° (T) @ 3 Kts, Q,3) Plan a safe passage\from Needles pilot heading ground (50° 38’N, 001° 39’W) to Exmouth Pilots (50° 36’N, 003° 21.5'W). Way points Courses distances are to be shown on the chart as well as on the answer sheet. PART-B Q.4) Find the course and distance along a composite track from A in position 41° 00'S 168° 00’W to B 55° 00S 68° 00’W. Limiting latitude being 55° 00'S.Q.5) Using DR of 12° 20’ N, 180° simultaneous observation of two stars gave following results? Star ‘X’: Azimuth 220°(T), Observed Longitude 179° 55’E. Star ‘Y’: Azimuth 305°(T), Intercept 3 Miles Towards. Find the position of vessel. Q.6) i) On 4" May 1992, at ship in DR 35° 43.5'N, 144° 12.3’E, the sextant altitude of Suns LL was 46° 56.7’ when the GMT showed 03d 23h 27m 18s. If IE was 1.2’ off the arc and HE was 12.5m, find the direction of the PL and a position through which it passes using Intercept method. Draw a diagram in the plane of rational horizon. ii) Without working out the sight, find what longitude will,an observer,get if the above sight was calculated using Long by Chron method. PARTSC Q.7) On 28" April 1992, in DR 30° 25’N, 000° 10’W, find the 1° and 2°¢ Magnitude Stars and Planets which are suitable for Ex-Merdian observationsat the beginning of Nautical Twilight in the evening. Q.8) a) Write short notes on Transverse Mercator Projection. b) For a stationery observersthévamplitude of the setting Sun was W 15°S when the observer's latitude was 26°S, Find: i) Declination of Sun, ii) Altitude of thé'suinwhen it crosses the observers prime vertical Q.9) Construct @ Mercator Chart covering an area between 02°N & 02°S and between 003°E & 002°W)tolan appropriate scale at the equator.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 2" June-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 Notes: 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5047, Nautical Almanac 1992. Deviation Card No. 2, Variation as per chart, ship’s speed 16 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10 m if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary, Part-A Q.1) A navigator on the bridge (HE 17m) of a vessel steering a course of 055° (T)"at 14 knots by engines observes Lundy Island South Lt. (51° 09’ N, 004° 39’ W) for the first time at 2130 hours, meteorological visibility was 5 miles & was last seen at 2206 hours"If,the,curfent was setting 350°(T) at 4 knots, find a) Both positions of the vessel. b) Course\& speed made good. Q.2) Steering 100°(T) at 14 knots, a vessel at 1416 ‘hours, observes Bull Pt. Lt. Ho. (51° 12’N 004° 12'W) 30° on starboard bow. This angle had double in}27 minutes. At 1510 hours this light house was abeam. Current is known to set 330°(T). Find the\time, bearing & distance from Scarweather Lt. V/!. (51° 26.8'N, 003° 56.2’W) when the Bull point light house would dip if HE is 6m. Q.3) A vessel completes loading ofliron ore from a VLOC in trans-shipment and is waiting for orders in position 51° 36.6’ N, 004° 49.5” W. She received orders at 1500 hours to immediately proceed to Bristol pilot station (51° 20.9'N, 003° 19.1’W) What route would you recommend for this vessel with 12m draft and seagoing speed of 10 knots if the visibility, is poor due heavy rain & strong southerly gales are prevailing. This ship has all the moderfnavigational equipment. Plot your recommended courses & alteration points on the chart and record details in the answer script, also include all plot your recommended courses & alteration points on the chart and record details in the answer script, also include all details as you would do it for your own vessel.PART-B Q.4) A vessel sails along Great Circle Track from 20° 46’N, 037° 40'W to 36° 30’ N, 052° SO’e. Calculate her course & her position when she had 1000 miles distance to go. Q.5) On 1* May 1992, in DR latitude 15° 46’ S, 064° 12’E as simultaneously observation of three starts at 0545 hrs gave the following results: Capella ‘Az 023°(T) _ intercept: 4.2M Towards Canopus Az 147°(T) _ intercept: 5.2M Away. Fomalhaut Az244°(T) _ intercept: 0.8M away. Find the position of the ship at 0545 Hrs. Q.6) On 27" Feb. 1992, AM at ship in DR 38° 40’ S, 153° 21’\W, the sextant altitude of the MOON’s UL was 66° 26’ at 16" 40" 32° GMT. If HE was 18m and IE wa8\1.9%on\the arc. Find the co-ordinates of the ITP and the direction of the PL. PART = Q.7) a) Star ‘x’ has magnitude of -1 & star“Y’ has magnitude of 0 (zero). Which of the two is brighter and by how many times? b) What do you understand by the:magnitude of a heavenly body? How is the magnitude of a star useful to a navigator? Q.8) a) Explain Kepléts Jaw of planetary motion b) With suitable sketch explain various types of eclipses. Q.9) a) Write short note on Gnomonic projection. b) Find by Mercator principle, the position arrived if the starting position was 36° 48’N, 085° 53’W, course 241°(T) and distance sailed is 1897 miles.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 5" May-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 Notes 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any 2 questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5048: (Ireland — South Coast ~ Old Head of Kinsale to Tuskar Rock), Nautical Almanac 1992, Deviation card No. 4, Variation 7° Ship's speed 10 knots and Height of eye of the observer’40m if not mentioned in the questions. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) Hook Head Lt. (50° 7.3’N, 006° 55.8’W) and Coninbeg Lt. Vessel (52° 2,4’N, 006° 39.3’W) were on reciprocal bearings. Vertical Sextant Angle of Hook Head Lt, was 16%, Tide was 1.5 meters below MHWS and LE. of sextant was 1.6’ off the arc. Find the vessél's position. From this position find the course to steer to arrive at a position 3 miles due south off Mine Head Lt. (51° 59.6’ |, 007° 35.2’W). Current set in northerly direction @ 2 Knots and southerly wind was causing a leeway of 3°. Q.2) At 0812 hours, ‘Hook Head’ Lt. Hos(52°07,4'N, 006° 55.8’W) bore 292°(C) & ‘Coningbeg’ Lt. V/I. (52° 02.4°N, 006° 39.4’W) bore 170°\(C) when, she was on 182° (T) at 9 knots in SE'ly gales through current setting 250°(T) at 3 knots. Later, maintaining same course 8 speed ‘Hook Head’ Lt. Ho. Dipped at 1014 hours, Find the compass error & position of the Ship at both times. (HE 12 m & Leeway is 8 Q.3) a) Passageiplanning uses ship’s resources by way of time, extra workload, efforts, checks record keeping, compliance, monitoring etc. Why is it still worth it? Justify. b) Your, ship (A), maximum speed 16 knots, has to catch-up with another vessel (B) that is steering a course of 216°(T) at 9 knots. Set your course to rendezvous ‘B’ if she lies 102 miles from ‘A’ in 334°(T) direction. How long will it take you to reach her?PART-B Q.4) A vessel at Tokyo (35° 39’N, 139° 47’€) intends to sail due east for one day (speed 16 knots, clocks advanced by one hour), thence on a great circle track to San Francisco (37° 48’N, 122° 24’W). Find the maximum latitude arrived during the Great Circle Passage Q.5) Vessel steering a course of 135°T at 24 knots in DR Lat 47° 38’N, Long 030° 17’W, obtain the following observations worked using the above DR. Time Body Azimuth Intercept 1848 Venus 257°(T) 6.6 towards 1852 Sirius 140°(T) 2.5’ away 1906 Dubhe 028°(T) 4.8’ away. Find position of the vessel at 1900. Q.6) A morning sight of the Sun taken at 0832 (Zone-4) on 11" October 1992 gave a position, through which the PL passed, of 39° 25'S, 62° 17’E. Using/anvestimated speed of 19 knots on a course of 261°(T), find the GMT and Zone Time of the Sun’s meridian passage and the DR at this time. PAR’ Q.7) On 29" November 1992, at ship inDR'25° 30’S 107° 20’W, through a break in the cloud sextant altitude of a star bearing 276%(G) error 2°(L) was found to be 35° 05’, at GMT 29d 11h 29m 20s. If IE was 2.5’ off the arc and HE was 12m, identify the star. .8) a) Explain why, @Sidereal Day is about 4 minutes shorter than a Solar Day? b) Find théMlatitiide\in which the period of night is twice the period of daylight when the Sun’s declination is. 22°40’s. Q.9) a) A Mercator chart is to be made to a scale of 1/1000,000 in lat 60°S. Calculate the distance on that chart between each meridian and each parallel of latitude for the area 29°S to 31°S and 80°E to 82°E, b) If the orbital period of planet Mercury is 88 days, calculate the distance between Mercury and Earth when Mercury is in inferior conjunction with the Sun. The distance between Earth and Sun is 93 x 10° miles.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 11" March-2022 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. Use Chart No.5056 (Ireland ~ South Coast ~ Old Head of Kinsale to Tuskar Rock), Nautical Almanac 1992, Deviation Card No. 4, Variation 7°, ship's speed 10 knots and height of eye of the observer 10m, if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part—A Q.1) Steering 170°(T) at 14 knots, a vessel drops her pilot while 6.miles away from ‘Berry Head’ Lt. {50° 24.0’N 003° 28.9" W) at 2151 hours. At 2230 hours, *Start,Pt“\Lt. (50° 13.3’N 003° 38.5’ W) bore 240° (T). Find the position of the ship at 2230 hours, CMG & SMG. [4’Knots current sets in 060° (T) direction in this area]. Q.2) At 1030 hours, while steering 075°(T) at\12*khots through current setting 255° (T) at 4 knots, a vessel leaves ‘E Channel Racon’ (49° 59.0'N 002°.29.0’W) four points on port quarter at 4 miles. At 1130 hours she increases her speed to 16)knots & sets course to have ‘Anvil Point’ Lt. Ho. (50° 35.5’N 001° 57.5! W) right ahead when12 miles away. Find a) What course is she steering after 1130 hours? b) Time & positiomwhenAnvil Point light house would be right ahead. Q.3) a) Listithe'sources/ publications to gather information prior to making an ‘across ocean’ passage plan®Also list the contents of any ONE such publication. b) What precautions are required to be observed while navigating in any TSS, especially for a large ship such as a VLCC? PART-B Q.4) A vessel intending to sail on a great circle track from 39° 20’S 110° 10’E to 44° 30’s 046° 20'W decides to make a composite to sailing with a limiting latitude of 62°S. Find the extra distance sailed.Q.5) In DR lat 17°41’S long 179° S0’E an intercept of 12.2’ (Towards) at an Azimuth of 081°(T) was obtained by stellar observation. Vessel then steered a course of 124°(T) for a distance of 80 miles through a current setting 221°(T) drift 12 miles, when the meridian altitude of Sun gave observed latitude 018°40'S. Find the position of the vessel at the time of second observation. Q.6) A morning sight of the Sun taken at 0901 (Zone - 7) on 11" October 1992 gave a position through which the PL passed of 17° 15’ N, 109° 17’ E. Using an estimated speed of 13 knots on acourse of 330° (1), find the altitude to be set on a sextant for a meridian altitude of Sun's Lower Limb. Given L.E.: 1’ (ON) the arc and H.E.: 41m. PART-C Q.7) On 14" October 1992, Star Vega Bore 270°(T) to an observer in'latitude/46° 30’N. At that instant another star bore 000°(T) with true altitude 30°12’. Find theSHA\and, Declination of that star. Q.8) a) What conditions must be satisfied for twilight tolastall night? b) Calculate the limiting latitude within which (an observer would have nautical twilight throughout the night, when the Sun had a declination of 17°N. Q,9) a) Find by Mercator principlesithe position arrived if the starting position was 36°48’N 085°53’W, course 241°(T) and distance sailed'is 1897 miles. b) Describe Mercator Projection.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Dat FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION = 4" January-2022 TIME: 3 Hours PASS MARKS: 140 MAX, MARKS: 200 Notes 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5048, Nautical Almanac 1992, Deviation card No. 2, Variation 4° Ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in the questions. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) Hook Head Lt. (50° 7.3’N, 006° 55.8'W) and Coninbeg Lt. Vessel (52° 2.4’N, 006° 39.3’W) were on reciprocal bearings. Vertical Sextant Angle of Hook Head Lt. was 16’NTide was 1.5 meters below MHWS and |.£. of sextant was 1.6’ off the arc. Find the vessel’s position, From this position find the |, 007° 35.2'W) course to steer to arrive at a position 3 miles due south offiMine Head Lt. (51° 59. Current set in northerly direction @ 2 Knots and southerly Wind wastcausing a leeway of 3°. Q.2) On a course 056°(T) at 0750 hrs, Bally Cotton is Lt, (51° 49.5’N, 007° 59’W) bore 314°(T). At 0820 hrs the same light bore 268°(T) and at 0905 hrs Mine|Head Lt. House (51° 59.6’N, 007° 35.2’W) bore 354° (T). If current set 100°(T), find CMG, SMG. Rate of current and the ship’s position at all the three timings. Q.3) Briefly comment on following in a Passage Plan: a) What are Tidal streams, how & where would you find the details of these b) Route to be followediin'restricted visibility. c) Navigation in heavy traffic / strong currents. d) Process of ceiling additional assistance for watch keeping PART-B Q.4) A vessel at Tokyo (35° 39'N, 139° 47’E) intends to sail due east for one day (speed 16 knots, clocks advanced by one hour), thence on a great circle track to San Francisco (37° 48’N, 122° 24’W). Find the maximum latitude arrived during the Great Circle Passage.Q.5) Vessel steering a course of 135°T at 24 knots in DR Lat 47° 38’N, Long 030° 17’W, obtain the following observations worked using the above DR. Time Body Azimuth Intercept 1848 Venus 257°(T) 6.6’ towards 1852 Sirius 140°(T) 2.5’ away 1906 Dubhe 028°(T) 4.8" away. Find position of the vessel at 1900. Q.6) A morning sight of the Sun taken at 0832 (Zone-4) on 11" OctobeF 1992 gave a position, through which the PL passed, of 39° 25'S, 62° 17’E. Using an estimated speed of 49 knots on a course of 261°(T), find the GMT and Zone Time of the Sun’s meridian'pasSage and the DR at this time. PART@© Q.7) On 14" October 1992, Star Vega Bore 270%T) to’an observer in latitude 46° 30’N. At that instant another star bore 000°(T) with true altitude 3012’. Find the SHA and Declination of that star. Q.8) a) What conditions must be satisfied for.twilight to last all night? b) Calculate the limiting latitude Within which an observer would have nautical twilight throughout the night, when the Sun had adeclination of 17°N. Q.9) a) Find by Mercator principle, the position arrived if the starting position was 36°48’N 085°53’W, course 2419(T) and distance sailed is 1897 miles. b) Desctibe Mercator Projection.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 12" November-2021 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5056 (Start point to the needles), Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No. 3., Variation as per chart, ship's speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in the'question 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary, Part-A Q.1) At 0900 hrs while steering 300°(T) at 12 kts East Channel Racon/Buoy boré™180°(T) x 5 n.m. At 0930 hrs vessel A/Co to starboard and reduced speed to 10 kts and maintained same speed throughout thereafter. At 1030 hrs vessel A/Co to 050°(T). At 1100 hrs,Bilhof Portland (50° 31’N, 002° 27'W) bore North. If current is expected to set Easterly at 2,ktS) find, vessel's position at 1100 hrs and course between 0930 hrs and 1030 hrs. Q.2) A vessel is steering 000°(T) at 12 kts and experiencing current setting 270°(T) at 3 kts. At 0600 hrs using position Lat:- 50° 00’N, Long 001° 40’W observation of star ‘x’ gave intercept 2.0’ towards with AZ 330°(T). At 0630 hrs observation of star ‘Y’ gave intercept 1.1’ away from AZ 040°(1), position used for calculation was 0600 hrs DR run up\taking\into account course, speed, current and drift. Determine the ship’s position at 0630 hrs.anthher E.P: at 0700 hrs, assuming current to be the same. Q.3) A vessel is sailed from ‘Tor Bay’ off Brixham (50°25.4’N, 003° 30.5’ W) at 1200 hrs. She is bound for ‘Portland Harbour’ (50° 35’N, 002° 26.5’W). She has working radar, echo sounder, VHF and GPS. Plan your passage if Northerly:gales and moderate visibility. Write the synopsis in answer sheet in details taking into account tidal stteam data (spring tide) if HW at DEVEN PORT at 1000 hrs. PART-B Q.4) Find the initial course, final course and distance along the composite circle track from position ‘A’ Lat:=45°S4’S Long:- 170°45.0’E to position ‘B’ 49°06.0'S, Long 075°50’W, Limiting Latitude 55°S. Q5) At 1800 hrs in DR 34° 26’N 143° 38’W a sight gave PL 040° / 220°. After running for one hour another DR was obtained by applying a course of 125°T at 12 Kts. This DR was used to calculate another sight which gave T. Az 060° and intercept 5’ Towards. Calculate the position of the ship at 1900 Hrs. Q.6) At 0803 hrs an observer on a vessel steering 336°(T) at 14 kts found the True Alt of the sun to be 89° 29.2’, bearing SE’ly. Decin of Sun 13° 26'S, GHA 304° 51.2’, GHA 304° 51.2’. At 1012 hrs, a Lt house in position 12° 18’ S, 54° 45’ E was detected by radar at a range 23 n.m. Find the vessel’s position at the time of second observation i.e. at 1012 hrs.PART-C Q.7) On 1" of March 1992 AM in DR 30° 30’ S, 179° 58’ W, find the first and second magnitude stars which will cross observer's meridian above the pole and above the rational horizon, between 0518 hrs and 0600 hrs LMT. Q.8) An observer in Northern Hemisphere in July observes Sun to bear 060°(1) at Theoretical sun rise. Decln of Sun 22°30'N. Vessel steered 210°(T) dist 100’ till sun set. Decin changed by 5’. Calculate bearing of the bearing of the Sun at Theoretical Sun Set. Q.9) a) Write short notes on Transverse Mercator Projection. b) For a stationary observer, the amplitude of the setting sun was W 20°S when\th@\observer’s latitude was 25°N. Find: i) Declination of Sun ii) Altitude of the sun when it crosses the observer's prime vertical.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION September-2021 PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5072 Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No. 3,, Variation 2°W as per chart, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 15m if not mentioned in the questions. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) A vessel steering 255°(T) at 12 knots, observes Olands Sudra Grund Lt..(56° 04’N, 016° 41’E) bearing 005°(T) at 2000 hrs and 040°(T) and 2100 hrs. At 2215 hrs\Utklippan Lt. (55° 57’N, 015° 42’E) bore 355° (1). If the current during the above period was setting 239°(1). Find: i) Position of ship at 2000 hrs, 2100 hrs and 2215 hrs ii) CMG and SMG and ili) Rate of current. Q.2) At 1000 hrs while steering 300°(T), thesvessel observed Sandhemaran Lt. Ho. (55°23.5’N, 014°11.5'E) bearing 30° on her starboard bow and at’1025 hrs abeam. From this position, find compass course to steer to pass Kullagrund Lt, Ho. (55° 18’N, 013° 20’E) 5 miles off to starboard counteracting a current estimated to set/Southat3 knots and leeway of 3° caused by southerly wind. Q.3) A 2200 hrs vessel dropped pilot at Simrishamn pilot station (55° 34’ N, 014° 24’E). She intends to join the West bound lane of TSSvoff falseterbore Racon (55° 18.5’N, 012°39.5’E). Plot safe course on chart with draft 10 m and/UK@,of 2.0m throughout, GPS not working, gale force winds expected during the passage. Plan your passage giving details of what equipment and landmarks you would use. PART-B Q.4) Find the GC distance, from 06°15’N, 078°25’W to 48°56’S 178°35’E. Also find the course of the vessel as itcrosses the equator on the GC track. Q.5) In DR position 39°39'N 130°47’E an observation of the Sun gave an intercept 4’ towards, bearing 160°(T). A second observation using latitude 39°09’N gave a longitude of 130°47’E, bearing 200°(T). Find the ships position at the second observation, if during the interval the ship ran 196°(T) x 20 miles and 186°(T) X 18 miles. Q.6) Using DR Latitude of 00° 02’N, an Observed Longitude of 000° 03’E was obtained. When the same sight was worked using DR Latitude of 00° 03’ S, the observed Longitude of 000° 02’W was obtained. Find the Azimuth of the body, if it was East of the Observer's Meridian.PART-C Q.7) On 29" November 1992, AM at ship, in DR 25° 30'S, 107° 20’W, the sextant altitude of an unidentified star bearing 278° (T) was 35°10.3’. GMT 29d 11h 29m 20s. |.£.2.8'. On the Arc, H.£. 12 m, Identify the star. Q.8) a) Why Stars rise, culminate and set earlier than seen each day. b) The rising Sun had amplitude of E 30°N. When on the prime vertical its true altitude was 43°. Calculate the observer's latitude. Q,9) a) What is Gnomonic Chart projection? What are its advantages and disadvantages? b) Describe Transverse Mercator projection.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION july-2021 PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5072 (Falsterbo to Oland), Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No.3, Variation 2°W, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 10m if not mentioned in the question. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) At 1800 hrs from DR position lat 55° 03’ N long 016° 28’E, a vessel obtains jan intercept of 2’ towards on an Azimuth of 009°. She was steering a course of 330°T at 12\Kts. Thereafter the visibility became poor. If the current in the area is 060°(T) at 2 Kts, when and what should be her next alteration of course so as to pass 6 miles on the northern,side of Christiano"lsland Main Light (Lat 55° 19.2’ N Long 015° 11.6’E). Q.2) A vessel observes Christianso Light (55° 19.2’N, 015°'21.6'E) bear 270°(T) 5 miles off at 1900 hours. Find the course to steer to have Hano Light (56%00.8,N, 014° 51’ E) 4 points on port bow when it is 12 miles off. At 2100 hours while on this course at a speed of 11 knots the echo sounder recorded a sounding of 10m below keel (ship's draft even keel 910m, height of tide 2m). Find the ship's position at 2100 hours and set and rate of current. Q.3) A vessel at anchor South of YASTAD observed the following compass bearings: Sandhammaren (55° 24’ N,14° 10’E), 067°C Yastad (South) (55° 25’ Np13° 49’E) 010°C Abbekas (55° 23’ N, 13°"16’E) 320°C Find the vessel’s position and compass error. From this position, plan a passage to reach the VTS off OLAND’s SODRA GRUND (56° 04’N, 16° 41’E) via KARLSHAMM (56° 10’ N, 14°52’ E) where she has to go for discharging a’small parcel of cargo. PART-B Q.4) A Vessel has to sail along a Great Circle track from 23° 20’S, 042° 40’W to 33° 30'S, 017°S0’E. Determine Initial Course, Final Course & G.C. If you had adopted Rhumb Line sailing how much additional distance you would have travelled. Q.5) In DR position 20° 46’ N, 002° 55’W on a course of 318°T at 16 kts, following results was obtained from stellar observation using the same DR for all observations i) Star A: 0820 hrs intercept 1.7’ away ii) Star B: 0830 hrs intercept 1.9’ towards, AZ 350°T. Find the ship’s position at 0830 hrs.Q.6) a) In DR 20°S, 175°E on 19" January 1992 on a ship, the sextant altitude of Sun’s UL west of the meridian was 57° 10’ when GMT was 19" Jan 02h 52m 24s. |.E. was 1.5’ off the arc & H.E. was 12m, Calculate the intercept & direction of P/L. b) Without working out the sight, find what longitude will an observer get if the above sight was calculated using Long by Chron, Method. PART-C Q.7) To a stationary observer, if the amplitude of Sun was E 10°N in the morning and atthe time of meridian passage its true altitude south of the observer was 80°. Calculate the observer's latitude. Q.8) Find the duration of PM Civil Twilight on the longest day (of Southern Hemispheré),in latitude 30° 40'N. Q.9) a) Explain the following term: i) Natural Scale ii) DMP b) The distance between 2 points on a Mercator charts in latitude 32° 30’N was 22 miles. How many minutes of longitude can be placed?GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 4" March-2021 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5118 (Singapore strait and eastern approaches), Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No.1, Variation 2°, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 12m if not mentioned in the Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) Your vessel is South East of Merapas Island (00°5S.7’ 104°55.7/E) and steering a course of 352°(G) when the following bearings were observed. Gyro error = 2°(H), 0930 hrs Merapas 1" South tip 292°G 0950 hrs Merapas 1" South tip 262°G 1010 hrs Merapas 1° South tip 227°G 1010 hrs Merapas is (01° 02:8'N 104°50:0'E) 284°G Find i) Position at 1010hrs ii) CMG iii) Set and rate if current between 0930 hrs and)1010 hrs. Q.2) During the evening twilight in DR position of 01° 50’ N, 104° 30’ E, star ‘Rigel’ (azimuth 080° T) at 1800 hours, gave the ship’s longitude as 104° 23’E. Ship was steering 125°(T) at 10 knots. At 2100 hours ‘Horsburgh’ Lt. Was observed to bear 260°(T). If the current is known to set 210°(T) at 2 knots, find the ship’s position'at 1800 & 2100 hours. What is the course & speed made good? Q.3) A vessel completes loadingiin STS operations at 1830 hours to her summer draft of 19.5 meters in 01°00’N, 104° 12.0°€, She isto discharge this cargo at Chennai, India. Plan a safe passage for her through the TSS“on\\chart 5118 keeping in mind full safety standards / requirements / recommendations for 4 Vessel of this type & size. Plot courses & alteration points on the chart and record detailsin the answer script. PART-B QA) A vessel intending to sail on a great circle track from 39°20’S 110°10’E to 44°30’S 046°20'W decides to make a composite sailing with a limiting latitude of 62°S. Find the extra distance sailed. Q,5) In DR Lat 17°41’S long 179°50'E an intercept of 12.2’ (Towards) at an Azimuth of 081°(T) was obtained by stellar observation. Vessel then steered a course of 124°(T) for a distance of 80 miles through a current setting 221°(T) drift 12 miles, when the meridian altitude of Sun gave observed latitude 018°40’S. Find the position of the vessel at the time of second observation.Q.6) A morning sight of the Sun taken at 0901 (zone -7) on 11" October 1992 gave a position, through which the PL passed, of 17° 15’N, 109° 17’E. Using an estimated speed of 13 knots on a course of 330°(T), find the altitude to be set on a sextant for a meridian altitude of Sun’s Lower Limb. Given .£.:1’ (ON) the arc and H.E.: 41m. PART-C Q.7) On 14" October 1992, Star Vega bore 270°(T) to an observer in latitude 46°30'N. At'that instant another star bore 000°(T) with true altitude 30°12’. Find the SHA and Declination of that star. Q.8) a. What conditions must be satisfied for twilight to last all night? b. Calculate the limiting latitudes within which an observer would have nautical twilight throughout the night, when the Sun had a declination of 17°N Q.9) a. What is Mercator chart? What are its advantages and disadvantages to almariner? b. What is the Conformal property of a chart which is used for mafiné navigation?GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Date: - 14" December-2020 FIRST MATE OF A FOREIGN GOING SHIP (PHASE - 1) FUNCTION: NAVIGATION (Management Level) PAPER: TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PASS MARKS: 140 MAX. MARKS: 200 1. All questions in section A & B are compulsory. Answer any two questions from Section C. 2. All questions carry equal marks. Use Chart No.5047 Nautical almanac 1992, Deviation card No.3. Variation 2°W, ship’s speed 12 knots and Height of eye of the observer 12m if not mentioned in the questions. 4. Positions of the landmarks are approximate and are for identification only. 5._Use luminous range diagram as necessary. Part-A Q.1) At 0530 hrs, a vessel was in position with Lundy Island South bearing 030°(T) and 6’ off. She steered a certain compass course and her engine speed was 9 Knots. After one hour she altered her course to due north and increased her engine speed to 12 knots. At,0700 hrs, the bearing of Lundy Island North was observed to 120°(T). The current in the area was setting 330°(T) at 3.5 kts. Find her position at 0700 hrs and initial course steered by the vessel. Q,2) At 1500 hrs on a vessel steering 080°(T), Porteymon. Point (43) (51° 31.5’ N, 004° 13’ W) bore 030°(T). At 1530 hrs it was due north and at 1600 hrs‘it bore 330°(T). Determine course and speed made good and the rate of current if the current was'setting south Q.3) A vessel observes the following compass bearings: Scarweather Lt. v/I (51° 27’N, 003° 56’ W). - 296°(C) Porthcawal point Lt. House (51° 28’N, 003° 42’W). - 006°(C) Nash Point Lt. House (51° 24’N, 003°.33’W) -092°(C) Find the ship's position. From thisiposition lay courses to reach Swansea Pilot Point if the ship's draft is 12 meters. PART-B Q.4) A vessel intends to sail on a Composite track from position 35° 40’N, 141° 00’E to a position in 37° 48'N, 122° 40’W, with a limiting latitude of 45°N. Find. a) The initial colirse: (7) b) The final courses (8) c) The longitudes of points where the track meets and leaves the Limiting — Latitude parallel. (10) Q.5) Using DR of 00°04’N, 179°57’E, two simultaneous observations of stars gave following results: Star ‘x’: Azimuth 120°(T), Observed Longitude 179°58’W, Star ‘Y’: Azimuth 200°(T), Intercept 2’ Away. Find the position of vessel. Q.6) Compute the sextant altitude & find the LMT on 1" September 1992, of star ALDEBARAN, when it is on the observer’s meridian, at DR 55° 18’N, 142°10’W. Give: H.E. 13.3m, |.E.0.6" off the arc.