After logging in, it is recommended that you\u00a0go to the menu at\u00a0the top of your screen and get the instruction sheets<\/em>\u00a0outlining the correct\u00a0use of\u00a0LAPWARE in\u00a0preparation for your exam.\u00a0Use the review questions<\/em> screen in LAPWARE to study and prepare for your exams. Simply taking sample tests will not adequately cover the number of questions you might be exposed to on the exam. The review questions<\/em> screen within LAPWARE will\u00a0show you the new<\/em>\u00a0questions since the last release of information\u00a0by the NMC.<\/span><\/p>\n LAPWARE, when used in\u00a0study\u00a0mode<\/em>, records the number of times each question has been answered as well as the score achieved on each question.\u00a0LAPWARE also records your overall grade for all questions answered.\u00a0Students have\u00a0the capability of reviewing all<\/em>\u00a0of the questions in a section or by setting up to four levels of category filters. By filtering questions,\u00a0you are\u00a0able to\u00a0study, train,\u00a0and\u00a0test\u00a0your\u00a0skill on a\u00a0limited set of questions.\u00a0This gives you a\u00a0chance to improve your\u00a0knowledge is a specific area.<\/p>\n If the wrong answer is selected, the background turns\u00a0red<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and the correct answer background turns\u00a0green<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0If the correct answer is selected, the background turns\u00a0green<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0A record of your\u00a0score is maintained as you\u00a0progress through the questions. You can review\u00a0which questions have not yet been answered, and\u00a0any\u00a0questions that were incorrectly answered\u00a0using the review wrong<\/em>\u00a0feature in LAPWARE<\/span>.<\/p>\n LAPWARE\u00a0<\/b><\/span>allows you\u00a0to identify and concentrate on individual weaknesses and\u00a0sharpen your\u00a0knowledge and skills. Working at your\u00a0own pace, you can\u00a0use\u00a0LAPWARE\u00a0to study for your original license or upgrade to a higher level license.<\/p>\n In training mode<\/em>,\u00a0LAPWARE will highlight the correct answer background in\u00a0green<\/span><\/em>\u00a0enabling\u00a0you\u00a0to study the questions and the correct answer.\u00a0Grades are not recorded in the training mode.<\/p>\n When LAPWARE is used in testing mode<\/em>, the background of the selected answer will be highlighted in\u00a0grey<\/span><\/em>. After\u00a0review of the desired questions, you\u00a0can enable\u00a0study mode<\/em> and review which questions were answered correctly and incorrectly, and see your\u00a0final grade. You\u00a0can reset the scoring\u00a0at any time\u00a0and study\u00a0the questions until the skill or desired level of knowledge is mastered.<\/p>\n The authors painstakingly\u00a0reorganized the sequence of the examination questions into clear cut categories for each of the five engine disciplines. The objective of this effort is to provide the license candidate with quick access to definitive areas of required expertise in order to accelerate systemic study and stimulate cognitive learning.<\/p>\n All USCG diagrams and solutions, as well as\u00a0many references are built into the program. References in the public domain are stored as PDF files are available for users to download and reference on or offline.\u00a0\u00a0Our goal is to have all of the mathematical solutions displayed in the program for every question requiring computations\u2014no matter how simple or complex.\u00a0The first solution in a series is detailed in its explanation to more adequately explain how to properly solve the problem.<\/p>\n The\u00a0LAPWARE\u00a0authors are working diligently to develop the most common and practical mathematical solutions for all questions.\u00a0Those questions containing errors will be pointed out to the National Maritime Center (NMC).\u00a0Many USCG-NMC questions contain similar question stems with different answers or distracters, and these exist in\u00a0LAPWARE. Most, but not all, duplicate questions (identical questions and answers) have already been eliminated after notification by the\u00a0LAPWARE\u00a0authors to the NMC.<\/p>\n The NMC has expressed a desire to eventually generate computer based tests that mariners would take in the exam room, which would be instantly graded.\u00a0LAPWARE\u00a0has been doing this since 2004, that’s over 10 years and counting.\u00a0Mariners can quickly see references to the question, a solution, and a diagram if applicable to the question.<\/p>\n LAPWARE\u00a0reports may\u00a0be generated to highlight subject matter areas\u00a0where\u00a0you may have some\u00a0weaknesses. Other reports (diagram<\/em> and category<\/em>) allow you\u00a0to more efficiently and effectively spend\u00a0your\u00a0time preparing for the exam. After all, isn’t this your main goal in studying for your license exam?\u00a0LAPWARE\u00a0makes this easy. Each of the USCG-NMC book sections work in an identical fashion reducing the learning curve and allowing you\u00a0to concentrate on studying subject matter, questions, solving problems and moving forward towards achieving your\u00a0goal\u2014successfully passing the license exam.<\/p>\n A\u00a0new feature added in 2013 and 2014 is the\u00a0re-take wrong<\/em>\u00a0option which allows you\u00a0to review questions you answered incorrectly and attempt to properly answer the questions. This works in both the review questions<\/em>\u00a0screen and on the study test<\/em> screen. On a real test<\/em>,\u00a0you\u00a0can only take the test once so there is no opportunity to review incorrect questions.<\/p>\n Recently added, the capability to\u00a0generate templates<\/em>\u00a0allows mariners to generate their own\u00a0templates from which randomly generated tests can be generated with an answer sheet. There are two limits. First, the number of tests that can be generated at a time is one. The second test will overwrite the first test and answer sheet which is allowed to be printed or saved to one’s hard drive before generating the second test. Second, the maximum number of questions that can be created in a student generated test is 100 questions.<\/p>\n The LAPWARE authors will continue to make improvements as necessary to assist mariners with their studying and expect to roll out improvements through 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Getting Started After logging in, it is recommended that you\u00a0go to the menu at\u00a0the top of your screen and get the instruction sheets\u00a0outlining the correct\u00a0use of\u00a0LAPWARE in\u00a0preparation for your exam.\u00a0Use the review questions screen in LAPWARE to study and prepare for your exams. 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Training Mode<\/h4>\n
Testing Mode<\/h4>\n
Documentation<\/h4>\n
Reports<\/h4>\n
Retry Test Questions<\/h4>\n
Ongoing\u00a0Development<\/h4>\n