# 500tn master Navigation Gen test **URL:** \ **Category:** 500 Ton Master Upgrade\ **Created:** [April 29, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311 "2024-04-29T04:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charles1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Charles1979](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Charles1979)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/1 "2024-04-29T04:48:07Z")
Good Evening, I’ll be testing in about 2 weeks for my 500tn inland. I’ve been using lapware and maritime advancement together. Nav Gen is one exam I’ve prepped the least for so needless to say I’m a little concerned about it. Has anyone taken it recently? Lapware notes the refrence books they use to obtain some answers but I don’t see alot of them on the USCG examination reference book list. I’m trying not to memorize just questions and answers. I’d like to know a little bit of what Im talking about. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Menizzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Menizzi](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Menizzi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/2 "2024-04-29T09:57:15Z")
memorize And move on with your life like everyone before you ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/3 "2024-04-29T10:41:56Z")
The exam room reference books are a much smaller subset of all the books used to create the exam questions. The exam reference books will enable you to look up maybe 20% of the questions. Most of the rest are questions that you just need to known. You only need A 70% on that module. I took Master Inland Any Gross Tons a-few years ago. I didn’t study anything but Rules of the Road. It was ridiculously easy. I would expect Master 500 Inland to also be very very easy. ---
**Author:** ![PilotPat24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e79b87/32.png) [@PilotPat24](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/PilotPat24)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/4 "2024-04-29T17:33:06Z")
> [@Charles1979](#): > > Good Evening, > I’ll be testing in about 2 weeks for my 500tn inland. I’ve been using lapware and maritime advancement together. Nav Gen is one exam I’ve prepped the least for so needless to say I’m a little concerned about it. Has anyone taken it recently? Lapware notes the refrence books they use to obtain some answers but I don’t see alot of them on the USCG examination reference book list. I’m trying not to memorize just questions and answers. I’d like to know a little bit of what Im talking about. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated. Hi Charles, What studying platform do you like better? Mariner Advancement or Lapware? ---
**Author:** ![Charles1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Charles1979](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Charles1979)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/6 "2024-04-29T21:51:39Z")
Lapware is better ---
**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:** [April 30, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/7 "2024-04-30T06:43:29Z")
You can find a good chunk of answers in the light List and coast pilot and bowditch glossary as it has definitions back there of all the weather cloud front hurricane questions. You really have the most resources to use in the exam room for Nav Gen. ---
**Author:** ![Charles1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Charles1979](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Charles1979)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500tn-master-navigation-gen-test/69311/9 "2024-04-30T21:37:48Z")
Good luck Pat!