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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
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 - DeviationCompass Error - Deviation
Boat’s Boat’s magnetismmagnetism
Metallic Metallic objectsobjects
Find Find differencedifference
Deviation cardDeviation card
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Compass Error - DeviationCompass Error - Deviation
Boat’s Boat’s magnetismmagnetism
Metallic Metallic objectsobjects
Deviation cardDeviation card