Northern Hemisphere Exercises


CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS 1.


Using the Training Almanac please answer a) and b).


a) Which VHF Channel would you call Setter Hall Marina on? b) Which VHF Channel(s) would you monitor while inside the port? Explain your answer.


2. You are planning to enter a new harbour,


a) List three types of information an almanac is likely to provide. b) What publications other than an almanac could provide further useful information when planning? List two. c) Is using a single publication or chart likely to provide sufficient information, in isolation, to create a safe plan? Explain your answer.


3. Chart symbols


a) Which official publication provides a reference of chart symbols? b) What are the meanings of the following chart symbols?


i)


ii)


iii)


iv)


RACON (T)


vi) 4. 3cm vii) viii) How are electronic charts typically updated?


5. Where can you find the date and reference numbers of the latest chart corrections applied on an Admiralty Chart?


6. Look at the following picture of a chart correction. ix) AIS


v)


a) In what year were corrections last applied to the chart? b) What was the number of the Notice to Mariners that supplied the latest corrections? c) Does this mean the chart was definitely fully updated in 2011? d) Is it normally possible for you to update electronic charts as and when Notices to Mariners are published, in the same way as you would a paper chart?


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