Lectures in Navigation
Lectures in Navigation
Prepared for Use as a Text Book at the Officers' Material School Naval Auxiliary Reserve.
Book Excerpt
e in course causes a new amount of Deviation which must be allowed for in correcting the compass reading. It is customary in merchant vessels to have the compasses adjusted while the ship is in port. The adjuster tries to counteract the Deviation all he can by magnets, and then gives the master of the ship a table of the Deviation errors remaining. These tables are not to be depended upon, as they are only accurate for a short time. Ways will be taught you to find the Deviation yourself, and those ways are the only ones you can depend upon.
Put in your Note-Book:
Westerly Deviation is applied exactly as westerly Variation. Easterly Deviation is applied exactly as easterly Variation.
The amount of Variation plus the amount of Deviation is called the Compass Error. For instance, a Variation of 10° W plus a Deviation of 5° W equals a compass error of 15° W, or a Variation of 10° W plus a Deviation of 5° E leaves a net compass error of 5° W.
LEEWAY
Leeway
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