The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)
International Correspondence Schools, Roden, Ernest Konrad, 1866-, International Correspondence Schools. Pocketbook · Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co. · leaf 108
to starboard. The distance of themagnet must be deter-mined by trial; begin byplacing the magnet atsome distance from thecompass and graduallyapproach it until thecompass shows correctmagnetic north, when the magnet is secured to the deck.If the needle had been deflected to the west, it is… … Cbmpensalion ofC. Fig. 3 76 NAVIGATION lo Compensate Coefficient B.—--The ship is swung magneticeast or %vest. If swung to east and the compass north on thatheading is deflected to the west, as in Fig. 4, place a magneton the athwartship line with its blue pole forwards and at adistance from the.…
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