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Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation
650 questions across 62 papers, 2017 to 2026.
Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation, known to candidates as TCN, appears in 62 2nd Mate papers between 2017 and 2026, and the 650 questions collected here centre on coastal navigation, terrestrial navigation and position fixing. 83% of them have been asked more than once, so the fastest preparation is the questions that keep returning rather than the syllabus end to end.
650
Questions
62
Papers
83%
Repeat
21×
Most asked
What comes up most
- Coastal navigation100%
- Terrestrial navigation89%
- Position fixing15%
- Current11%
- Course made good11%
- Passage planning15%
- Dead reckoning15%
Share of the 62 papers each topic appears in. No single topic runs away with this paper — the seven commonest each turn up in 11–100% of sittings, so preparation has to stay broad.
Most repeated 2nd Mate TCN questions
Asked 21×
Find the great circle distance, initial and final course from A 06° 00'N 079° 00W to B 38" 00'S 179° 00'E
Asked 19×
Draw following symbols as used on BA charts a) Fairway buoy b) South Cardinal mark c) Dangerous Wreck d) Submarine Cable e) Isolated danger mark (20 Marks) X***X
Asked 19×
On 13th Jan noon a light house in position 50O 25.5’S 179O 59.5’W bore 004O True distance 16 miles. Ship thereafter steered following courses: Time Com. Co. Dev Var Wind Leeway Log 13th Jan 1200 Hrs. S/Co 225o 3OW 3OE Sly 2O 0 14th Jan 0200 Hrs. A/Co 070O 2OW 4OE Ely 2O 160 0800 Hrs A/Co 120O 2OE 4OE Ely Nil 220 1200 Hrs A/Co 155O 1OE 4OE 1OE 2O 270 SW x Wly current at the rate of 2 kts was experienced throughout. Clocks were advanced by 1 hour at mid- night. Find course and distance made good noon to noon and position of ship on 14th Jan Noon. Page 1
2nd Mate TCN past papers
Latest: September 2026
2nd Mate TCN — September 2026
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2026
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2026
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2026
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2026
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2025
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — September 2025
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2025
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2025
20 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2025
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2025
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2024
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2024
15 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2024
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2024
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2024
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — Sept 2024
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2023
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2023
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2023
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2023
16 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2023
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — Sept 2023
15 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — October 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — August 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — June 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — April 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — February 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — Sept 2022
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — December 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — October 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — September 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — August 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — April 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2021
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — December 2020
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2020
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — October 2020
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2020
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2020
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — Sept 2019
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — July 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — May 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — March 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — January 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — Sept 2018
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — November 2017
8 questions
2nd Mate TCN — September 2017
8 questions
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