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Terrestrial Navigation
435 questions across 40 papers, 2016 to 2026.
Terrestrial Navigation, known to candidates as TCN, appears in 40 Chief Mate papers between 2016 and 2026, and the 435 questions collected here centre on celestial navigation, terrestrial navigation and position fixing. 76% 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.
435
Questions
40
Papers
76%
Repeat
19×
Most asked
What comes up most
- Celestial navigation100%
- Terrestrial navigation90%
- Position fixing13%
- Coastal navigation13%
- Star identification13%
- Passage planning13%
- Distance calculation13%
Share of the 40 papers each topic appears in. No single topic runs away with this paper — the seven commonest each turn up in 13–100% of sittings, so preparation has to stay broad.
Most repeated Chief Mate TCN questions
Asked 19×
On 16th Jan 1992 ship in DR 20°N 075°E, which stars of 1st and 2nd magnitude will be within 15" of the observer's meridian. Which of them will be available for observation and which can be used for ex-meridian observation? The observation is to be made at the end of PM civil twilight.
Asked 12×
On 30th November 1992, a vessel in DR 24O55’N, 129O30’W, the True Altitude, Declination and GHA of the Sun east of the meridian was 29O25’ ; 21O46.4’S ; 89O50’ respectively at 0730 ship’s time. Calculate the Intercept and PL. From the ITP point the vessel sailed 030O(T) x 16 knots. Compute the altitude to be set on the sextant for a meridian altitude observation of Sun’s UL, given IE 2.1’ ON the arc, HE 15m, Ship’s time GMT – 0830. PART - C
Asked 12×
Find the initial course, final course and distance along the composite circle track in the following case: From To Max Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude 45° 54.0'S 170° 45.0'E 49° 06.0'S 075 50.0′W 55'S
Chief Mate TCN past papers
Latest: April 2026
Chief Mate TCN — April 2026
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2026
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2025
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2025
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — April 2025
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2025
15 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2024
15 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2024
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — April 2024
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2024
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2023
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2023
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — April 2023
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2023
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — November 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — September 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — August 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — June 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — May 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — March 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2022
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — November 2021
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — September 2021
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2021
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — March 2021
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — December 2020
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2020
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2020
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2019
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2019
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — April 2019
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2019
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2018
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2018
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2018
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — July 2017
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — April 2017
9 questions
Chief Mate TCN — January 2017
18 questions
Chief Mate TCN — October 2016
9 questions
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