CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN THE MERCHANT NAVY –DECK OFFICER

STCW 78 as amended OFFICER IN CHARGE OF NAVIGATIONAL WATCH [Link]/1

(UNLIMITED)

034-83 – NAVIGATION

TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2023

0915 – 1145 hrs

Materials to be supplied by examination centres

Candidate’s examination workbook

Nautical Tables
Navigation Formulae Datasheet
Nautical Almanac
UK and Ireland Tide Tables (Edition Sept 2011)
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans Tide Tables (Edition Sept 2011)

Examination paper inserts:

Chart 5056
Worksheet Q2
Deviation Card No 10

Notes for the guidance of candidates:

1. Examinations administered by the SQA on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.

2. Candidates should note that 100 marks are allocated to this paper. To pass candidates
must achieve 60% of the total marks available. In addition, candidates must achieve a
minimum of 70% from Section A.

3. Non-programmable calculators may be used.

4. All formulae used must be stated and the method of working and all intermediate steps
must be made clear in the answer.
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Attempt ALL questions

Marks for each question are shown in brackets

The positions given in brackets after the names of prominent points are approximate to 1'
and are to be used for identification purposes only.

Use Deviation card No 10.

Section A

1. (a) At 0200 hrs a vessel is undergoing temporary engine repairs and is stopped
and making no way.

The OOW makes the following observations:

East Channel Buoy (49º59'N 002º29'W) bearing 151ºC at a distance of

11.0 miles

Channel Buoy (49º55'N 002º55'W) bearing 224ºC

Variation 4ºW.

Determine EACH of the following:

(i) the position of the vessel at 0200 hrs; (10)

(ii) the deviation of the compass for the direction of the ships head. (4)

(b) At 0300 hrs the temporary repairs are completed and the Master decides to
proceed to Tor Bay, at a reduced speed of 9.0 knots to drop anchor in position
50º 26'.0N 003º 31'.0W and carry out permanent repairs to the engine.

A tidal stream is estimated as per D 2 hrs after HW Devonport (springs)

and a SW’ly wind is estimated to cause 2º of leeway.

Determine EACH of the following:

(i) the compass course to steer to the anchorage; (7)

(ii) the ETA at the anchorage. (5)

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2. (a) On Worksheet Q2 mark and clearly label the levels between which EACH of
the following are measured:

(i) air draught; (2)

(ii) charted vertical clearance; (2)

(iii) mean spring range; (2)

(iv) UKC. (2)

(b) A container vessel departing Avonmouth (No.523 ATT United Kingdom and
Ireland) with a draught of 10.7 m and an air draft of 29.4 m must pass under
a bridge with a clearance of at least 2.5 m. The bridge has a charted vertical
clearance of 26.5 m. The charted depth directly below the bridge is 8.4 m.

Calculate EACH of the following:

(i) the highest height of tide that the vessel will be able to pass under the
bridge with the required clearance; (3)

(ii) the under keel clearance (UKC) at that time. (3)

Section B

3. Chart 5056

(a) With reference to Bill of Portland light (50º31 002º27'W), state the purpose
of the fixed red light. (2)

(b) State the nature of the seabed in position 50º13'.4N 002º35'.2W. (4)

(c) The Master intends to use the vessel’s ECDIS system to monitor a coastal
passage in clear visibility.

(i) State the THREE checks that must be made, prior to leaving the berth,
on the ECDIS system for it to be an effective monitoring tool. (6)

(ii) State FOUR factors that should be taken into account by the OOW when
using ECDIS to monitor the passage. (8)

4. A vessel is to make a passage from Balboa (Panama) to Guam (Mariana Islands)

using the following departure and landfall positions. The vessel’s service speed
is 19.5 knots.

Dep Position Balboa 07º 00'N 080º 42'W

Landfall position Guam 13º 50'N 144º 50'E

(a) Using the waypoints, calculate the rhumb line course and distance for the
ocean passage. (12)

(b) Inspection of the monthly Admiralty Routeing charts for the time of year
indicates that there will be adverse current of one knot for the first
2400 miles and have no effect for the remainder of the passage.

The vessel reaches the departure position at 0600 hrs ST (+05) on the
25th June.

Determine the ETA Standard Time at the landfall position. (8)

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5. (a) A vessel in DR position 16º30'N 142º42'W makes the following observation of
the planet VENUS.

Date: 09th June

Time at ship: 0620 hrs
Chronometer read: 03h 56m 29s
Chronometer error: 2m 48s FAST on UTC

Gyro bearing 097ºG

Calculate EACH of the following:

(i) the true bearing of VENUS; (12)

(ii) the error of the gyro compass. (2)

(b) Outline SIX Navigational factors to be considered when selecting a safe

anchorage. (6)
034-83 NAVIGATION 28 NOVEMBER 2023

DEVIATION CARD No. 10

Ship’s Head Deviation

by Compass
N 000º 9ºE
NbE 010º
NNE 020º 9½ºE
NEbN 030º
040º 8½ºE
NE
050º
NEbE
060º 7ºE
ENE 070º
EbN 080º 4½ºE
E 090º
EbS 100º 2ºE
ESE 110º
SEbE 120º 1½ºW
130º
SE
140º 4ºW
SEbS
150º
SSE 160º 6ºW
SbE 170º
S 180º 7ºW
SbW 190º
SSW 200º 7½ºW
210º
SWbS
220º 6½ºW
SW
230º
SWbW
240º 5ºW
WSW 250º
WbS 260º 2½ºW
W 270º
WbN 280º ½ºE
WNW 290º
300º 3½ºE
NWbW
310º
NW
320º 6ºE
NWbN 330º
NNW 340º 8ºE
NbW 350º
034-83 NAVIGATION WORKSHEET Q2 28 NOVEMBER 2023
(This Worksheet must be returned with your answer book)

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