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Q171 — Navigation General: Near Coastal
50 questions · 35 correct to pass (70%) · ONC07 OUPV Near Coastal
Reading the water and the chart: buoyage and lights, the compass and its errors, tides and currents, weather systems, electronic navigation, and the bearing and dead-reckoning problems the paper works. Fifty questions, thirty-five to pass.
Topics, by weight
Counted from the published Q171 sample examination, not from the topic outline — the two disagree, and the sample exam is the one that reflects the paper.
91 lessons · 91 cards · 14 practice questions
60 lessons · 60 cards · 13 practice questions
15 lessons · 13 cards · 6 practice questions
49 lessons · 46 cards · 5 practice questions
85 lessons · 85 cards · 4 practice questions
93 lessons · 93 cards · 3 practice questions
49 lessons · 46 cards · 3 practice questions
1 lesson · 3 cards · 2 practice questions
Study aid only — it certifies nothing. Question count and passing score are from the National Maritime Center Deck and Engineering Examination Guide; the topic list is the NMC's published examination topics for Q171. Every lesson names the Coast Guard publication or regulation it comes from.