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Retired questions · Navigation Problems - USCG Exam Questions

These are retired questions the Coast Guard no longer draws exams from. They stay online for reference; the current questions are in Navigation Problems.

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Every question below is a real U.S. Coast Guard exam question with four choices. Answer one and the correct choice is revealed instantly, with the USCG reference and illustration where the question uses one.

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Questions 101–121 of 121 · page 2 of 2

  1. #701 On 15 October your 0325 zone time DR position is LAT 26°51.0' N, LONG 138°17.0' W. At that time, you observe Canopus bearing 167°pgc. The chronometer...
  2. #734 On 5 June your 0420 zone time DR position is LAT 26°47.0' N, LONG 133°19.5' W. At that time, you observe Vega bearing 298.1°psc. The chronometer reads...
  3. #735 On 16 June your 0430 zone time DR position is LAT 29°24.0' S, LONG 36°16.0' E. At that time, you observe Vega bearing 341.0°psc. The chronometer reads...
  4. #740 On 25 August your 1926 zone time DR position is LAT 24°17.0' S, LONG 05°47.0' W. At that time, you observe Fomalhaut bearing 117°psc. The chronometer...
  5. #741 On 28 July your 1937 zone time DR position is LAT 26°13.0' N, LONG 78°27.0' E. At that time, you observe Deneb bearing 048.7°pgc. The chronometer read...
  6. #742 On 22 April your 0344 zone time DR position is LAT 21°16.0' N, LONG 107°32.0' W. At that time, you observe Spica bearing 236°psc. The chronometer read...
  7. #745 On 1 March your 2135 zone time DR position is LAT 23°54.0' N, LONG 63°22.0' W. At that time, you observe Schedar bearing 328°psc. The chronometer read...
  8. #801 At 0915 ZT on 26 July you depart Yokohama, LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E (ZD - 9). You are bound for Seattle, LAT 47°36.0'N, LONG 122°22.0'W, and you...
  9. #818 Determine the great circle distance and initial course from LAT 12°45.2'N, LONG 124°20.1'E to LAT 33°48.8'N, LONG 120°07.0'W.
  10. #932 Your are on course 317°T at 13 knots. A light is bearing 22.5° relative at 0640. At 0659 the same light is bearing 45° relative. At what time should t...
  11. #934 Your vessel is on a course of 129°T at 13 knots. At 1937 a light bears 151.5°T. At 2003 the light bears 174°T. At which time and distance off will you...
  12. #935 Your vessel is on a course of 196°T at 17 knots. At 0417 a light bears 218.5°T, and at 0442 the light bears 241°T. At what time and at what distance o...
  13. #936 Your vessel is on a course of 343°T at 14 knots. At 2156 a light bears 320.5°T, and at 2217 the light bears 298°T. At what time and at what distance o...
  14. #937 Your vessel is on a course of 107°T at 16 knots. At 0403 a light bears 129.5°T, and at 0426 the light bears 152°T. At what time and at what distance o...
  15. #938 Your vessel is on a course of 034°T at 17 knots. At 0551 a light bears 056.5°T, and at 0623 the light bears 079°T. At what time and at what distance o...
  16. #939 Your vessel is on a course of 082°T at 19 knots. At 0255 a light bears 059.5°T, and at 0312 the light bears 037°T. At what time and at what distance o...
  17. #975 Your vessel is on a course of 223°T at 17 knots. At 1323 a lighthouse bears 318° relative. At 1341 the same lighthouse bears 287° relative. What is yo...
  18. #992 You are steaming on a course of 084°T at a speed of 13 knots. At 1919 a lighthouse bears 106.5°T. At 1957 the same lighthouse bears 129°T. What will b...
  19. #998 You are at anchor in the anchorage at the entrance to Delaware Bay. You weigh anchor at 1445 DST (ZD +4) on 24 July 1983 and proceed northbound enrout...
  20. #1036 Your vessel is at the approaches to Savannah, GA, with the wind coming out of the west. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven curr...
  21. #1052 The mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME, is __________.

Navigation Problems questions: what to expect

Q How many Navigation Problems questions are in the Deck pool?

This retired set holds 121 Navigation Problems questions the Coast Guard no longer draws on exams. They stay online for reference; the current Navigation Problems module is the one to study.

Q What score do I need to pass the Navigation Problems module?

Most USCG exam modules, including Navigation Problems, require 70 percent to pass. Rules of the Road modules require 90 percent.

Q Are these the real USCG Navigation Problems exam questions?

Yes. They are the published U.S. Coast Guard questions, matched to the National Maritime Center's 2026 sample examinations. Answer any question to see the correct choice, the USCG reference and the illustration where the question uses one.

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