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QUESTIONS FOR MASTERS AND MATES RESUMED, NO. 38. Owing to some misunderstanding the questions for masters and mates that have been running in these columns for nearly a year back were dropped prema- turely. A correspondent's interest in the matter has caysed us to inquire into the matter. The questions, as will be ob- served on another page, have been re- sumed and will be continued until list is complete. It is intended that the list of questions is to cover the naviga- tion course running in the Review. : The original plan as advertised will be car- tied out to the letter. Anyone desiring to enter the contest may do so at any time. A great deal of interest has been taken in these questions and a large number of masters and mates' are "in the contest to the finish. . This is very gratifying. There are also a large num- ber that are following the questions and setting down their answers for a com- parison when the answers are published. -They are doing this simply for their own benefit not wishing to enter the contest for certain reasons; one being that they do not wish for any publicity in the matter. Those of the contestants who have sent in their answers or a portion of them are certainly up to snuff in their profession, if one has a right to so judge them from their answers, spell- ing, writing, punctuation, grammatical construction, etc. If all the masters and mates on the lakes could be judged ac-, cordingly there would be but very little need for the navigation teacher. 541. What is the principle of the Mercator chart? 542. Wherein does it differ from the actual conditions in nature? 543. How .do they allow for the curvature of the earth 'in the Mer- . -cator projection? 544. Is it possible to go from any point on the earth to any other point on the earth by steering one and the same course throughout the entire distance? 545. A ship in taking the rhumb course between points greatly sepa- rated from each other does she go - direct or in a round-about way? 546. What is meant by middle la- titude? 547. What is meant by departure? 548. What is a departure course? 549. What is meant by the dip of the needle? 550... What «is good? the course made QUESTIONS FOR WHEELSMEN AND WATCHMEN. TENTH INSTALLMENT, 107. Two steamers are approach- ing each other in an oblique divec- tion, which shall keep clear? the. "TAE MARINE REVIEW 108. Two vessels are pursuing the' same course, one overtaking the other, which 'must keep clear? 109. At what height must the fore- mast light be on a steam vessel? 110. How much higher must the after light be than the -- foremast light? lll. How. far must these. two lights be from each other? ll2) How. many more points or the horizon should this after light show than the foremast light? 113. Is jt. compulsory to 'carry lights in the night time? 114. How long should the lights be kept going? 115. 'What are the running lights for a steam vessel? 116.. What signal at anchor make? 117. You are steering SE when you see the. foremast and after light of another steamer and at the same time see the other's red light bearing four points on your starboard bow. You watch this light and the next bearing reveals the fact that you are drawing it more toward your beam; are you getting closer together or farther away? 118. What is a flare-up what is it used for? shall- a vessel light, and ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR WHEELSMEN AND WATCH- MEN. SEVENTH INSTALLMENT PUBLISHED JULY 4, 7). Fotward of the beam on. the port. side. : 74.. Starboard tack. 75.. lwo biasts of her horn. 76. The port « side. 7/. A 'weather shore. run to it to make a lee. You would The weather shore is the shore from off of which the wind blows if viewed from the sea, but it is the shore 'upon which the wind blows if viewed from the land. 78. He means that you should turn your steering wheel in such a manner that it will starboard the helm and direct the ship's head to port. 79. Green light gives way to a red light. Memorize this rhyme and you can never forget it: "When to board red appears it is your duty to keep clear; but when on your port is seen'a steamer with a light of green there is not so much for you to do, the green light must keep clear of you." 80. A vessel is said to have head- way when she is moving through the water going ahead. 81. A vessel having way but going astern instead of ahead. star- ~ 23. 82. A vessel has steerage Way when she minds her helm. 83. Put the helm 9s far as it will go to starboard. 84. Nk EYE A WATCH OFFICER'S DUTY. I would like to have you answer the following question: "What is the duty or duties of a watch officer upon relieving the man. on the bridge; that is, when he assumes command of the ship and of the watch?" What I am trying to get at is what precautionary measures. should a watch officer take to insure the safe- ty of the property and ne a to his keeping. : ' A SUBSCRIBER, Answer: Upon getting the com- pass course being steered from the officer relieved he should verify it by asking the wheelsman what he is steering. He should always do this; he"'shduld not take=it as a matter of »fact? simply because he -was told po. A. glance into the standard or navigating binnacle will tell him if the wheelsman_ is fright as well as the officer relieved. It is easy to say W x 'N for:N x. W; & x S for S xb, etc. The above procedure leaves no chance for a _ mistake: of this kind, and not only this but it tends to strengthen his confidence in the dis- charge of his duties. He should next see that the sidelights are burn- | ing as well as all the other running lights. He should then determine the - true direction of the wind, not the apparent direction but the true direc- tion. This puts him in shape for meeting and keeping clear of sail ves- sels, and upon seeing either of the colored lights of a sail vessel he will know at a glance which way she is heading and what he must do in order to go clear. It is also to his advantage in case it comes on thick. He ae next get the course the ship , steering according to the ee compass. To do this simply have the man at the wheel sing out when he is steady on his course. This gives him the opportunity of watching the steering afterward. He should pay almost as much attention to this compass as the wheelsman does to the steering compass. By so doing he has the opportunity of not only checking the wheelsman if nec- essary, but if she be a _ bad steering boat, he knows which way she is or has worked. Also in case the steer- ing compass shifts by reason of an increase or decrease of the ship's magnetism. There are a number of other things that might be mentioned but as these are of the greatest