ECDIS MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
C) Ensure safe navigation - ANSWER The fundamental objective of the ECDIS
is to eliminate the need for paper charts.
B) Reduce the amount of people on the bridge.
C) Contribute to safe navigation.
D)Computerize ship navigation.
D)All of the above - Answer A significant advantage of ECDIS is:
A)Simple and reliable ENC updating
B) Reducing the navigational workload.
C) Providing appropriate alarms or indicators.
D) All of the aforementioned.
B) Positional navigation sensors (such as GPS) - ANSWER: Which of the
following is required equipment to be linked to the ECDIS?
A)Radar/ARPA
B) Positional navigation sensors (such as GPS)
C)Track control (Autopilot)
D)AIS
C)The mariner - Answer Aside from the Display Base and Standard Display
standards, who decides on the display categories for the "All other information"
level?
A) The hydrographic office issuing the ENC data.
, B) The ECDIS maker.
C)The Mariner
D) All of the aforementioned.
B) THE SENC - ANSWER According to SOLAS Chapter V, which of the
following are "equivalent to an up-to-date paper chart"?
A: The ENC
B)The SENC.
C) The ECDIS
D) Official updates in digital form
D) DNC - ANSWER A database published by the hydrographic office that
contains all chart information required for safe navigation and may include
other information such as a List of Lights and Sailing Directions.
A)SENC
B)ENC
C)RNC
D)DNC
A) True - Answer Overreliance on the ECDIS or any other piece of electronic
navigation equipment may result in an accident or grounding.
A)True
B)False
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