BSM MTC Document Preliminary Test

Name M.A.Hossain Ashkare Date

Rank CH.OFF Vessel

Preliminary Questionnaire
(Based on Previous Generic ECDIS Training)

Highlight correct answer in bold font (Please select only one from the given options).

1. The ECDIS operators are able to control the level of chart detail displayed by using which of the following display modes that are available
on all models of ECDIS.
a. Base Display
b. Standard Display
c. All information Display
d. All of the above

2. What is the Admiralty information Overlay?

a. The AIO contains additional information which is considered navigationally significant and can be used in conjunction with
ENCs to improve safety of navigation when using ECDIS.

b. The AIO contains information about changes or hazards of a temporary nature, such as changes to aids to navigation,
advance notice of permanent changes, new survey information which will later be issued as an ENC update, and
additional information of relevance to mariners which is not currently included in national ENCs.

c. The overlay includes all admiralty T&P NMs in force worldwide and additional information from the comparison of ENCs
and Admiralty paper charts, published as ENC Preliminary NMs (EP NMs)

d. All of the above

3. For installing Admiralty information overlay data and updating the overlay, which of the following is ‘Incorrect’?

a. The overlay data is loaded into ECDIS in the same way as ENC data.
b. Updates to the overlay are issued weekly on CD, along with the weekly AVCS update CD, and are also available over the internet
through Chartco or e-navigator.
c. When an AIO new edition is issued, the new edition must be installed before any further updates can be applied. For users who
normally update over the internet this means that an Overlay update CD will need to be installed before further internet updates can be
applied.
d. New edition of the AIO is issued every 3 months.

4. When using the AIO and T&P NMs, which following description is correct?
a. All admiralty T&P NMs that are in force are included in the overlay. ENC preliminary NMs contain additional information that is
specific to ENCs and cannot be published as a standard admiralty T&P NM.
b. EP NMs is displayed as a simple red polygon (usually rectangular) with red hatched fill which indicates the area affected by the NM.
c. Where there is no equivalent Admiralty paper chart, the UKHO does not have any additional information and the overlay shows a “No
Overlay” feature.
d. “No overlay” feature is displayed as a grey polygon with a grey hatched fill indicating the area where there is no overlay information.
e. All of the above

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5. The README.TXT file contains important safety information relating to ENCs and ECDIS. Which following description is
incorrect?

a. The file is included on all ENC media but some ECDIS may not be able to display it.

b. It cannot be read by installing the file on a separate computer.

c. The officers should all be aware of the recent content of the file and be able to demonstrate the practical application of the
information.

d. The README. TXT file is structured by latest corrections, general cautions, specific cautions, withdrawn ENCs, ENC
suppliers’ information and AVCS service information.

6. In an ENC the attribute Category of Zone of Confidence in data (CATZOC) provides six different zones of confidence, what is
the meaning of the following symbol of CATZOC?

a. Position accuracy +/- 5m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

b. Position accuracy +/- 20m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

c. Position accuracy +/- 50m, depth anomalies may be expected.

d. Not assessed.

7. In an ENC the attribute Category of Zone of Confidence in data (CATZOC) provides six different zones of confidence, what is
the meaning of the following symbol of CATZOC?

a. Position accuracy +/- 5m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

b. Position accuracy +/- 20m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

c. Position accuracy +/- 50m, depth anomalies may be expected.

d. Not assessed.

8. In an ENC the attribute Category of Zone of Confidence in data (CATZOC) provides six different zones of confidence, what is
the meaning of the following symbol of CATZOC?

a. Position accuracy +/- 5m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

b. Position accuracy +/- 20m, full area search, significant seafloor features detected and depths measured.

c. Position accuracy +/- 500m, Depth anomalies may be expected.

d. Not assessed.

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9. What explanation is correct for the ENC symbol shown below?

a. Indicate that additional information note or picture file are available.

b. New objects

c. Caution area

d. Daymarks.

10. When installing AVCS DVD onto your ECDIS, which following description is incorrect?

a. The ENCs on the DVD are authenticated against the IHO’s digital certificate (IHO. CRT), but you can load the ENCs on
the DVD whether install IHO.CRT in your ECDIS or not.

b. If you are converting from the AVCS CD service or another ENC service, you will have the PRIMAR digital certificate
installed (PRIMAR.CRT).

c. New IHO.CRT file expires in 2033.

d. The new IHO.CRT file can be found on the DVD in the root folder.

11. Using an over scaled chart for route monitoring is potentially dangerous because…?
a. Chart detail may be lost
b. The accuracy of the display can no longer be trusted as the error is increased
c. The display can become cluttered and information can be lost
d. The separation of spot soundings will increase and so fewer of them will be displayed

12. The default safety contour used by the ECDIS when no safety contour is input has what value?
a. 10 metres
b. 20 metres
c. 30 metres
d. 40 metres

13. When does an ENC become a SENC?

a. When it has been updated with NTM
b. When it has been converted internally in the ECDIS
c. When it has been approved by the IHO
d. When it has been approved by the IMO

14. IHO S-57 defines (6) six navigational purpose bands designed to be used for ENC. Identify band value for Coastal chart.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

15. The IMO document MSC 232(82) is a very significant document for ECDIS, which gives details of the…?
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a. Carriage requirements
b. Training requirements
c. Performance standards
d. Charts symbols to be used

16. In route planning to allow for possible navigation for collision avoidance it is good practice to make the cross track limits..?
a. As narrow as possible and as safe as necessary
b. As wide as possible and as narrow as necessary
c. As safe as necessary and as wide as possible
d. As narrow as necessary and as safe as possible

17. SCAMIN is short for scale minimum, but what is its effect?
a. Only certain scales of chart can be shown by the display
b. Some objects will not display when the chart is zoomed out to show a larger area
c. Some objects will not be displayed when the chart scale is zoomed in to show a smaller area
d. SENCs will only be displayed at their compilation scale

18. In calculating the safety contour which of the following factors should be taken into consideration?
a. Squat, ship’s draught, required UKC, expected sea state, SCAMIN
b. Squat, ship’s draught, required UKC, expected sea state
c. Squat, ship’s draught, required UKC, expected sea state, chart scale
d. Squat, ship’s draught, required UKC, chart scale, SCAMIN

19. Which of the following can cause the ECDIS to generate unnecessary alarms?
a. Own ship going outside the cross track limits
b. Inappropriate depth settings
c. Charts using a datum other than WSG84
d. All of the above

20. If the back up for the ECDIS is a second ECDIS, during route monitoring this secondary EDIS should be..?
a. Switched off
b. Switched on and displaying a smaller scale than the primary ECDIS
c. Switched on and displaying the same scale charts as the primary ECDIS
d. Switched on and used for collision avoidance if necessary

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