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2. Read the course description. Then, choose the correct answers.

1 What is the main purpose of the course?

A to teach experienced sailors about new electronic techniques

В to train students to draw their own nautical charts

С to introduce beginners to various navigation techniques

D to teach students to plot and follow a course at sea

2 Which of the following is NOT covered in the course?

       A navigation techniques using the stars

В navigation techniques that rely on technology

С terminology for understanding nautical charts

D repairing navigation tools like radar and GPS

3 What does the course's final exam cover?

A calculating knots per hour

В charting terminology

С practical navigation ski

D navigational history

Vocabulary

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words: GPS, LOP, fix, range, minutes, seconds, chart, plot, knot.

       1Nautical degrees are divided into 60 units called ________________.

2 Sixty ______________ make up a single unit of a nautical degree.

3 A(n) ____________ indicates how many nautical miles you are traveling each hour.

4 You can _____________ a course using technologies or more traditional methods.

5 Many ships now use ___________ technology to verify their exact location.

6 The captain drew a(n) __________ between the ship and the island to help determine our position.

7 You can determine a ship's ____________, or its exact location, using several techniques.

8 The ___________ between our ship and that lighthouse decreases as we approach it.

9 A good ____________ includes a variety of information including lines of longitude and latitude.

4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best fits each blank.

1 celestial navigation / electronic navigation

A ___________ depends on the use of modern technology.

В People have used _________ since very early in human history.

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