Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. What has been used by mariners for hundreds of years to determine direction?

   1.   ?    plotters
   2.   ?    charts
   3.   ?    compasses
   4.   ?    the earth's magnetic field

2. What is variation?

   1.   ?    the angular difference between the direction of true north and the direction of magnetic north
   2.   ?    the distance that true and magnetic north are apart from each other
   3.   ?    the effect that the electrical equipment on board your vessel has on your magnetic compass reading
   4.   ?    the difference between the magnetic reading and the equator

3. What is the cardinal point that lies at 270 degrees?

   1.   ?    West
   2.   ?    North
   3.   ?    South
   4.   ?    East

4. If the magnetic north lies to the east of true north, the variation is said to be what?

   1.   ?    westerly
   2.   ?    diminished
   3.   ?    acute
   4.   ?    easterly

5. Is variation the same for all compasses within a local area?

   1.   ?    no
   2.   ?    yes

6. How can the helmsman avoid oversteering when correcting a compass course?

   1.   ?    stop turning the wheel when the compass lines up on the course desired
   2.   ?    straighten the rudder about 5 degrees before the desired course is reached
   3.   ?    monitor the compass card constantly
   4.   ?    remember that the compass card swings constantly and just average your heading

7. What is the compass reading for East?

   1.   ?    360 degrees
   2.   ?    180 degrees
   3.   ?    90 degrees
   4.   ?    45 degrees