7. Would you expect all symbols for chart features on an Electronic Navigation Chart (ENC) to be the same as those on a raster or paper chart?


8. Charts can be represented in a number of different ways.


a) What effect does the Mercator projection have on land masses particularly close to the polar regions? b) Would a Transverse Mercator projection chart be suitable for planning a harbour entry? Explain your answer.


c) What type of chart projection will a raster chart have? d) What distinguishes a vector chart from all of the above in terms of their construction?


9) What characteristic of a Mercator projection chart must you take into account when measuring distance?


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