Chart Symbols – All asked in 2nd mates written.

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Question asked in March 2022

FAIRWAY BUOY

UNLIT CARDINAL MARKS

Cardinal Marks unlit

LIGHTED CARDINAL MARKS

ISOLATED DANGER MARK

ISOLATED DANGER MARK SYMBOL

SUBMARINE POWER CABLES

Question asked in FEB 2022

UNDERWATER ROCK OF UNKNOWN DEPTH

Underwater rock of unknown depth

SIMILAR MUST-KNOW SYMBOLS

PILOT POINT

WRECKS

RADIO REPORTING POINTS

RADIO REPORTING POINTS

Radio reporting point symbol 2MFG writtens symbol

Question asked in JAN 2022

SAME QUESTION WAS ASKED AS IN FEB 2022

Question asked in DEC 2021

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING

CHART DATUM

CHART DATUM is the plane of reference for soundings and is stated in the
title of each chart. A chart datum is generally derived from some tidal phase, in which case it is also known as a tidal datum. Common chart datums are the lowest astronomical tide (LAT)

ROUTING CHART

Essential for use in passage planning for ocean voyages, Routeing Charts include routes and distances between major ports, ocean currents, ice limits, load lines and wind roses. They also contain expected meteorological and oceanographic conditions for each month of the year.

ISOGONIC LINE

An imaginary line or a line on a map joining points on the earth’s surface at which the magnetic declination is the same

ODAS BUOY

DRYING HEIGHT

On a nautical chart, the drying height is the vertical distance of the seabed that is exposed by the tide, above the sea water level at the lowest astronomical tide.

Drying heigh

Question asked in AUG, SEPT, OCT & NOV 2021

COMMON QUESTIONS WHOSE ANSWERS ARE WRITTEN ABOVE ARE IGNORED.

SPOIL GROUND

An area within a body of water, esp. in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.

ESTABLISHED DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FLOW

LIMIT OF SAFETY ZONE AROUND OFFSHORE INSTALLATION

OBSTRUCTION

ISOLATED DANGER MARK

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