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ECDIS User Interface Q&A Guide

This document contains a study guide with questions and answers about using an ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System). There are chapters covering the user interface, setup, installing data, charts display, and navigation. For each chapter there are multiple choice questions testing knowledge of features and functions of the ECDIS.

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ECDIS User Interface Q&A Guide

This document contains a study guide with questions and answers about using an ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System). There are chapters covering the user interface, setup, installing data, charts display, and navigation. For each chapter there are multiple choice questions testing knowledge of features and functions of the ECDIS.

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CHAPTER:UserInterface
QUESTION 1 :
WherecanyouseewhetherthechartshowsNorthuporNorthotherdirection(courseup,routeup)?
A.Inthemenu-ImportS57
B.Inthechartadviserpanel
C.Upperleftcorner
D.Inthesensorinformationpanel
E.Byclickingonthechart

QUESTION 2 :
Thecoordinatesinwhiteatthelowerrightshowswhat?
A.Thepositionoftheship
B.Thenextdestinationoftheship
C.Thepositionunderthecursor
D.Thelastpositioninaroute
E.Thenextpositioninaroute

QUESTION 3 :
Whenafunctionalpanelisvisible,thereareanumberoficonsavailablesuchas'closepanel'etc.
Whatdoesthesmallpaintbrush(orbroom)mean?
A.Clearhighlightsinthechart
B.Colorrelevantpartofchart
C.Showdepths

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QUESTION 4:
Whenafunctionalpanelisvisible,thereareanumberoficonsavailablesuchas'closepanel'etc.
Whatdoestheleftarrowmean?
A.Closetheapplication
B.Closethepanel
C.Backtopreviouschartview
D.Undo
E.Delete

QUESTION 5 :
Whenisthe'OverScl'indicatorshown?
A.WhentheshiphaspassedtheShipclearline
B.Whentheviewhaszoomedintomorethanthesizeoftheship
C.Whenthepositionisoutsidetheview
D.Whenthechartcreditsareusedup
E.Whenthescaleistwiceormoreoftheoriginalscaling

QUESTION 6:
Whenisthe'BestScl'indicatorgreen?
A.Whenthenavigationmodeisonandthe'Bestscl'isclicked
B.Whentheshipclearline(SCL)isoptimal
C.WhenthebestSeaChartisloaded
D.WhentheECDISCPUworksbest(summacumlaude)
E.Itchangesfrompurpletogreenwhenwarningsarecleared

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QUESTION 7:
IftheAISindicatorisgreenandyouleft-clickonit,whathappens?
A.AIStargetsareshowninalist
B.AIStargetsarenotshownontheview/chart
C.AIStargetsarerefreshed
D.Apop-upwindowshowsallAISmessages
E.AnyAISalarmiscleared

QUESTION 8:
HowdoyouturnonorofftheERBLtool?
(ERBL=ElectronicRangeandBearingLine)
A.UsingMenuandNavipanel
B.UsingtheQuickaccesspanelandpressingthe'divider'symbol
C.Clickthemiddletrackballbutton
D.Clicktherighttrackballbutton

QUESTION 9:
Howdoyouzoominoroutonthechart?
A.UsethequickaccesspaneltozoomorPageUpandPageDown
B.Usethecentermousebutton
C.Gesturecounter-clockwisewiththemouse
D.Usekeys'I'and'O'
E.Usearrowupanddown

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CHAPTER:ECDISSetup
QUESTION 10 :
Wherecanyouchecktheunitfordepths?
A.Openthepanel"UnitandTime"andchecktheDepth/Elevation/Sizeunitsorcheckthelowerleft
corneroftheview
B.Right-clickonthewater
C.Itisshowninthesensorinformationpanel
D.OpenMenu,thenSettings
E.OpenMenu,thenPropertiesthenUnits

CHAPTER:InstallingData
QUESTION 11:
'registered'databasemeansthat
A.Thedatabaseisregisteredwiththechartprovider
B.ThedatabaseisontheECDIS
C.Thedatabaseisregisteredandshownontheview
D.TheIHOhasregisteredyourdatabase
E.Thedatabaseisregisteredforanautomaticupdate

QUESTION 12:
'Unregistereddatabase'means
A.ThedatawillbeunregisteredwiththeWindowsregistry
B.Thechartproviderwillnotupdatethedatabase
C.Thedatabasewillbedeleted
D.Thesignatureofthedatabasewillberemoved
E.Thedatabasewillberemovedfromview

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QUESTION 13:
Underthe'Add/RemoveDatabase'whatdoesitmeantoremovethedatabase
A.Thechartsinthedatabasewillnotbeshown
B.Thedatabasewillbedeleted
C.ThedatabasewillberemovedfromtheECDIStoabackuplocation
D.Thedatabasewillbeonlybeshownifnootherchartsareavailable
E.Onlythechartswillremain,thedatabasewillberemovedfromthecharts

QUESTION 14:
ForS-57Import,theuserpermitandS63cellpermits
A.works,sofromtheS63cellpermits,auserpermitcanbegenerated
B.works,sofromtheuserpermit,adataserver(orchartprovider)cangenerateS63cellpermits
C.works,sowiththeuserpermit,thechartscanbeunlocked
D.theuserpermitandS63cellpermitsarebothobtainedfromthechartprovider
E.Theuserpermitisusedforlargemedia,S63cellpermitsareusedforCDdistributions

QUESTION 15:
IfyouhaveimportedS57orS63cells,howcanyouviewthecharts?
A.Adda17digitpermitforthedatabasenameyouimported
B.Addtoview,goto'ChartCatalogue',changetothedatabaseyouimportedandclickonachart
C.Addtoview,gotoLicensing,addthelicense,andclickonachart
D.Theyaremarkedwithyellowbordersifyouzoomout,thenzoomintoachart
E.Addtoview,clickontheview,thenclickthemiddlebuttontocentership

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CHAPTER:ChartsDisplay
QUESTION 16:
Whatisthedifferencebetween'safetycontour'and'safetydepth'?
A.Safetycontourisusedforanti-groundingalarmsandisshownasaline.Thesafetydepthdetermines
thecolorofthechartandthecolorofsoundingsdisplayed
B.Safetycontourdeterminestheareacoloredassafewatersfortheship.Thesafetydepthisthe
additionaldepthbeneaththekeelnecessary
C.Safetydepthisusedtodetermineandgenerategroundingalarms.Safetycontourisusedtocolorthe
chartGreyatsafeareas
D.Safetydepthisthemaximumdepth,thattheshipcansailsafelyin(i.e.depth<1000m).Thesafety
contouristhecontouroftheshiponthechart.
E.Safetydepthisdraftoftheshipwhenloadingatamaximum.Safetycontouristhemaximumship
beam(width)

QUESTION 17:
Whatisthedifferencebetween'deepcontour'and'shallowcontour'?
A.In3Dview,thedeepcontouristhedraftoftheship.Theshallowcontouristhepartoftheshipover
wateratlightloads
B.Deepcontouriswheretheshipbeam(width)isokay,theshallowcontourshowsplacestoonarrowfor
theship
C.Theshallowcontourshowswhereitistooshallowfortheshiptooperate.Thedeepcontourshows
areaswithverysafedepths.
D.Theshallowcontourisbetweenmediumshallowandveryshallowareas.Thedeepcontour
determinesdeepwaterareas.
E.Shallowcontourindicatesshallowwaters,deepcontourindicateswhereitisdeepenoughforthe
ship.

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QUESTION 18:
Whatdoesthe'shallowpattern'depthsettingoptiondo?
A.Putsatiltedsquarepatternoverareaswithdepthlessthanthesafetycontour
B.Putsaspecialpatterninareasdeeperthanthesafetycontour
C.Patternstheshallowpartofashipin3Dview
D.Makesdepthsoundingscontourlinesinshallowareas
E.ItshouldnotbeusedonthisECDISunlessyouuseProfessional+charts

CHAPTER:VoyagePreparation
QUESTION 19:
WherecanyouseetheinstalledautomaticupdatestoachartontheECDIS?
A.Under'Auto-updating'-'UpdatingLogReviewUpdates'
B.InNoticesforMariners
[email protected]
D.Byvisitingwww.primar.orgonline
E.UnderMenu-UpdatesofEXCB

QUESTION 20:
Youaretomakeafirstmanualupdateanexistingobject,abouy,onachart.Howdoyoustartmaking
theupdate?
A.Byright-clickingontheobject,andselectingtheobjectsoitishighlighted
[email protected]
C.ByloadinganupdateCD
D.Bypressingthe'U'keyonthekeyboard
E.BypressingtheCtrl-'U'keyonthekeyboard

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QUESTION 21:
Youhaveaddedacriticalpointtoaroute.WhatisthedifferencebetweenDistanceandTimealert?
A.Thedistancegivesanalertacertaindistancebeforethepoint,whileatimealertsacertaintime
before
B.Ifyougetcloserthanadistanceortimetothecriticalpoint,analarmisgivensoyoucanavoidthe
criticalpoint
C.Criticalpointsarenotaffectedoftime/distancealarms,onlyanti-grounding
D.Thedistancegivesanalertacertaintimebeforeapoint
E.Thedistancealertisnotdelayedbyacertaintime,whilethetimealertisdelayed.
F.Itindicatesthetimeorthedistancebetweencriticalpoints

QUESTION 22:Howdoyoucheckaroutefordangers,cautionsandchartnotes?
A.Showtheroute,andcarefullygothroughtheroutetoseeanydangers,cautions,chartnotes,areasto
beavoidedormissingchartsalongtheroute
B.'Route','Edit',then'Check'andthenpress'Dangers'or'Cautions'toseealistofDangers
C.Alloftheabove
D.Noneoftheabove,onlysaferoutescanbeentered
E.Usethechartprovider'sapplicationtochecktheroute

CHAPTER:Navigation
QUESTION 23:
Ashipissailinginastraightlineinanareawithaconstantstrongsidewayscurrentandconstantengine
power.Theownshipvector(s)areturnedon.Whichstatementistrue?
A.Thevectorwillshowthefuturepositionoftheshiponlyforthe'groundstabilized'vector
B.Thevectorwillshowthefuturepositionoftheshiponlyforthe'waterstabilized'vector
C.The'prediction'vectorwillshowthefutureposition
D.Theroutewillshowthefutureposition
E.AISwillshowthefutureposition

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QUESTION 24:
Howdoyouacknowledgeawarning?
A.Openthewarningspanelandleft-clickit
B.Pressthewarningsindicator
C.Pressthe'acknowledge'button
D.Pressthe'Ackallwarnings'button
E.Noacknowledgmentisnecessary

QUESTION 25:
Youhavesetananti-groundingzone.Whichtopofdisplayindicatorwilltellifthereisaproblemwith
grounding?
A.TheAlarmindicator
B.TheWarningindicator
C.TheDangersindicator
D.Thegroundingindicator
E.Avoicewillsay"Danger-grounding"repeatedly.

QUESTION 26:
Youhavestartedonaroute.TheVoyageindicatorchangesfromgreentoyellowandthenameis"WOP"
A.Thisisawaypointoverpositionindication
B.Thisisawheeloverpositionwarning
C.Thisisawaypointoutofplacewarning
D.ThisisaWayOutofPositionwarning
E.ItisWithOutPapers-noofficialchartonthislegoftheroute

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QUESTION 27:
Innavigationmodetheshipstaysattheupperleftcorneroftheviewtoyourdismay.Whatcanyoudo
tochangeittothelowercenter?
A.Changetoshipmotiontruemode
B.Changethemanualcenterofshipmotionrelativemode
C.Changetheshipredrawarea
D.RestarttheECDIS
E.Right-clickthe"navigation"buttonandchangeitto'lowercenter'mode

QUESTION 28:
Intheearlymorningyoustartyourshift.TheECDISdisplaypaletteissettonight.Withthemorningsun,
itishardtoseethemenus.
A.ChangetodaypaletteusingF12(Fn+F2onsomeECDISkeyboards)
B.Changetodaypaletteusingtheshipsensorpanel
C.Turnupthebrightnessonthemonitor
D.Pulldownthecurtains
E.Wearsunglasses

CHAPTER:Anti-CollisionTools
QUESTION 29:
YouwishtoshowallAIStargets5nmfromownshiponthechart.How?
A.YouchangeAISdistancetoactivationto5nm
B.YouchangeAISdistancetodangerousto5nm
C.YouchangeAIStargetsvisibilityrangeto5nm
D.AdjustyourAISequipmenttoonlyshowAIStargetwithinrange
E.PresstheAISbuttononthetop,soitturnsyellow

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CHAPTER:S57import(chartimport)
QUESTION 30:
AnofficerobtainedaPERMIT.TXTforaroutefromCopenhagentoHelsinkifromAVCSforhisuserpermit.
HeloadedthebasechartsfromaCDtoECDISdatabaseBaseCD01,andthenheloadedthechartfrom
theupdateCDWk13-2013toECDISdatabaseUpdateWk13.Headdedbothdatabasesintotheview.
Whatdidhedowrong?
A.Heshouldobtainacertificate,notapermitfiletoactuallyreadthecharts
B.Heshouldonlyaddtheupdatedatabaseintotheview
C.HeshouldnotdividethebaseandupdateintotwodifferentdatabasesintheECDIS
D.HeshouldobtainaUSERPERMIT.TXTfromthechartprovider
E.Heshouldnotloadthechartsintoadatabasebutintoachartfolder

QUESTION 31:
Whenistheblackadjustingsymbolused?

A.Whentheblackinthechartdoesnotappearblack
B.Whencheckingthecontrastandbrightnessissetcorrectlyforaneworageddisplaymonitor
C.WhenusingtheECDISatnight

CHAPTER:RoutePlanning&Monitoring
QUESTION 32:
ECDISsynchronizationisusedforwhat?
A.MakingsurethatboththemasterandbackupECDIShasthesamesensorinputdata
B.MakingsurethatboththemasterandbackupECDIShasthesamecharts,objectandroutes
C.Makingsurethattheclockiscorrect

QUESTION 33:
Howdoyourenamearoute?

A.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpressrename
B.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpress'edit',changethenameoftheroute
C.Press'Route',selecttheroute,andthenpress'SaveAs'-choosethenewname

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QUESTION 34:
Howdoyoudeleteacriticalpoint?

A.Press'Route'-selecttheroute-press'Delete'
B.Press'Route'-selecttheroute-'Edit',selecttheCPandright-clickonit
C.Pressthe'Delete'keywhilethecursorisovertheCP

QUESTION 35:
Whenashipisshownattruescaleandthesightlinesareturnedon,anumberisshownnearthesight
lines

A.Thenumberistheactualspeedofthevesseltoevaluategoingthroughanarrowpassage
B.Thenumberistheactualbeam(orwidthorpassagecorridor)ofthevesselinthedirectionitisgoing
C.Thenumberistherateofturn

QUESTION 36:
Youhavestartedonaroute.Theroutemonitoringpanelshows.WhatdoesBWOLindicate?

A.Bearingfromownshiptothenextwaypoint
B.Bearingfromownshiptotherouteline
C.Bearingfromthecurrentwaypointtothenextwaypoint

QUESTION 37:
Youwishtosuper-imposetheradarimageontoyourECDIS(andhaveaninstallationthatsupportsthis)

A.YoucanturnontheradarimagebypressingtheARPAindicator
B.Youcanturnontheradarimagebypressingtheradarindicator
C.YoucanturnontheradarimagebytogglingtheAISindicator

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CHAPTER:AIS&REGULATION
QUESTION 38:
MOBbuttonisamandatoryrequirementasper

A.BythemakeroftheECDIS.
B.ByIHOregulation
C.ByIMOA817regulationwhichisperformancestandardofECDIS

QUESTION 39:
WhentwoormoreECDISaresynchronizedthefollowingdatawillbetransferred

A.Allchartdisplaysetting.
B.ThePlattesettingofthemonitor.
C.AllRoutes,UsersdataandChartUpdates.

QUESTION 40:
SafetyContoursettingisasper
A.Asperthebeamofthevessel
B.Asperthedraftofthevessel
C.AsperDraftplusUKCofthevessel
QUESTION 41:
WhatisbasedisplayasperrequirementofIMOsetting

A.Itisthebestsettingforcoastalnavigation
B.Itisthebestforopenseanavigation
C.ItistheleastinformationrequiredbyIMOStandardstowhichmoreinformationcanbeadded

QUESTION 42:
HowdoyouactivateallAISTargetsincontactwithownship.

A.Bysettingthevisibilityrangeto10NM
B.TurntheAISvisibilityrangeOFF
C.ByclickingtheAutoactivationbox.

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QUESTION 43:
HowdoyouactivatethepasttrackofAIStarget?

A.Byactivatingthedangeroustargetstag
B.ByactivatingtheTrackofownship
C.ByclickingthePastTracktagintheAISConfigurationbox

QUESTION 44:
AIStargetcanbedisplayedintruescaleifthefollowingconditionsaremet.

A.WidthofownshipTruescalesymbolismorethan7.5mm
B.AISTargetiswithintheactivationrange
C.TheAISTargetheading&Positionreferencepointdataisavailable
D.Ifalltheaboveconditionaremet

QUESTION 45:

WhattypeofOrientationisshowninRouteMonitoringmode?

A.NorthUp
B.HeadingUP
C.RouteUp
D.CourseUp

QUESTION 46:
Howmanylayersdoesapaperchart(ALRS)have.

A.Ithasmorethan123Layers.
B.Ithasmultiplelayers.
C.Ithasonelayer
D.Itdependsonhowmuchmemorythesystemhas

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QUESTION 47:
WithrespecttotheconnectionofECDIStootherequipmentthefollowingisTRUE.

A.ECDISshouldbeconnectedtotheships(1)Positionfixingsystem(2)Gyro(3)SpeedLog
B.ECDISshouldbeinterfacedwithAIS,RadarandNavtext
C.ECDISshouldbeconnectedtoGMDSSEquipment.
D.Noneoftheabove.

QUESTION 48:
WhichofthefollowingconditionsinanECDISwillresultinanAlarm?

A.IfnoENCisavailable.
B.DuringRouteplanningtheroutecrossesthesafetycontour
C.Whenvesselscrossesthesafetycontourlineduringmonitoring.
D.WhenalargescaleENCavailable.

QUESTION 49:

WheninchargeofNavigationalwatchusingECDISthemarinershould

A.Takestepsnecessarytopermanentlydisableaudiblealarms.
B.RemainstationedattheECDISatalltimes.
C.CheckECDISaccuracyasoftenaspractical,usingmethodsindependentofECDISanddetermine
vesselspositionfrequently
D.LookforadditionaldutiesasECDISisnowusedforNavigation.

QUESTION 50:
InNavigationmodetheECDISmonitors

A.Theroutewiththevesselalwaysfixedatthecenterofchart
B.Theshipiscenteredonthechartaschosenbytheoperator
C.Theownshippositionandautomaticallyscrollsthecharttoconstantdisplaythevessel.

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AnswerIndex:
Q1 C Q2 C Q3 A Q4 C Q5 E Q6 A
Q7 B Q8 B Q9 A Q10 A Q11 B Q12 C
Q13 A Q14 B Q15 B Q16 A Q17 D Q18 A
Q19 A Q20 A Q21 A Q22 C Q23 A Q24 E
Q25 C Q26 B Q27 B Q28 A Q29 C Q30 C
Q31 B Q32 B Q33 C Q34 B Q35 B Q36 A
Q37 B Q38 C Q39 C Q40 C Q41 C Q42 B
Q43 C Q44 D Q45 C Q46 C Q47 A Q48 C
Q49 C Q50 C

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