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The Magnetic CompassThe Magnetic Compass

Floating PinFloating Pin Marine- Marine-

floating cardfloating card Binnacle Binnacle

MountedMounted Hand bearingHand bearing

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The Magnetic CompassThe Magnetic Compass

Compass Compass card with card with points of the points of the compasscompass

We usually We usually use 360 use 360 degree degree compasscompass

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The Steering CompassThe Steering Compass

Binnacle or Binnacle or dash mounteddash mounted

Bulkhead Bulkhead mountedmounted

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The Hand Bearing CompassThe Hand Bearing Compass

From From companionwaycompanionway

Charted Charted obvious targetsobvious targets

Good angleGood angle Bearing on Bearing on

beam lastbeam last

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The Electronic CompassThe Electronic Compass

FluxgateFluxgate Hand bearingHand bearing AutopilotAutopilot

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Compass Error Compass Error - Variation- Variation

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Compass Error Compass Error - Variation- Variation

Earth’s Earth’s magnetismmagnetism

Varies from Varies from place to placeplace to place

See compass See compass roserose

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Compass Error Compass Error - Variation- Variation

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Compass Error - DeviationCompass Error - Deviation

Boat’s Boat’s magnetismmagnetism

Metallic Metallic objectsobjects

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Deviation cardDeviation card

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Compass Error - DeviationCompass Error - Deviation

Boat’s Boat’s magnetismmagnetism

Metallic Metallic objectsobjects

Deviation cardDeviation card

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Compass Compass CorrectionCorrection

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