Navigation Quiz 4
1. Which is shortest?
  • Rumb Line Route
  • Great Circle Route
  • Composite Route
2. When making an uncertain landfall (e.g. you are not absolutely certain of your position or of the position of your destination) you should?
  • Aim exactly at your best estimate of your intended destination
  • Aim for distinctly to one side (windward) of your intended destination
  • Aim exactly at your intended destination but curve in so you approach from windward
3. When navigating around ice bergs you want to?
  • Pass upwind of the big bergs
  • Pass downwind of the big bergs
  • Pass one mile either side of the big bergs
4. The doldrums are typically?
  • Right along the equator
  • About 4 degrees south of the equator
  • About 4 degrees north of the equator
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In venturing in sail upon strange coasts we are seeking those first experiences and trying to feel as felt the earlier man in a happier time, to see the world as they saw it.

Belloc