# 1600 near coastal T-Nav

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899>\
**Category:** Maritime Training & Licensing\
**Created:** [December 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899 "2016-12-06T20:50:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ItsJody](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/itsjody/32/9624_2.png) [@ItsJody](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ItsJody)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/1 "2016-12-06T20:50:35Z")

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What’s up with upgrade U and captain Joes only showing piloting( distance abeam, etc.), chronometer error, and compass error questions on their test preps for 500/1600 ton mate near coastal navigation problem? I’m guessing there are other types of questions on this exam with the coast guard?

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**Author:** ![fishyluke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fishyluke/32/2708_2.png) [@fishyluke](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fishyluke)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/2 "2016-12-08T01:15:35Z")

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You will have those, and also azimuth and amplitude of the sun problems as time of phenomenon problems. Probably one of each.

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**Author:** ![Codfather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Codfather](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Codfather)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/3 "2016-12-08T06:31:07Z")

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I just passed this in July. You could get:  
azimuth (any body)  
amplitude (any body)  
compass error / leeway  
speed by rpm  
course in current  
electronic navigation  
terrestrial observations  
course by terrestrial observation  
tide problem  
current problem

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**Author:** ![Wharf\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wharf\_Rat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Wharf_Rat)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/4 "2016-12-30T03:04:39Z")

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Check the “500 Ton Upgrade” Thread. It was my experience that the Lapware practice tests lined up very closely with my actual exam. Only thing that was a little unexpected was Azimuth of a Star as opposed to Sun.

I would focus on all the different Tide/Current Problems, Amplitude Visible and Celestial, Azimuth Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars.

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**Author:** ![Steveoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Steveoh](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steveoh)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/5 "2016-12-30T08:15:41Z")

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Lapware tests were dead on. Pay for a month of it; Take a bunch of them. Everyone says they were easy to get in touch with too if you had issues. I did not find that to be the case a few years ago, but figured it out pretty easy. I bought Capt Joes too, but honestly didn’t give them a chance.

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**Author:** ![ItsJody](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/itsjody/32/9624_2.png) [@ItsJody](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ItsJody)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/1600-near-coastal-t-nav/16899/6 "2016-12-31T01:48:21Z")

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Thanks for the input. Captain joes practice tests def didn’t include everything on that exam(at least the version I was given). Lapware was probably the closest match but I just covered all my bases and studied every possible topic including amplitudes and azimuths. It’s almost a guarantee of receiving at least one. I did. I also found that upgrade U had better explanations at times for certain problems but they are limited on their solutions.