Location

College of Maritime Transport and Technology

Objectives

• On Completion of the course, candidate should satisfactorily understand the basic principles of the marine magnetic compass, the precautions should be followed before the adjustment of the magnetic compass. the procedures of adjusting the magnetic compass at sea and creating the deviation table &deviation curve

Outcomes

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Course Contents

• Earth magnetism• Sources of Ship magnetism• Demonstrate the different type of deviation• the components of the marine magnetic compass• how the magnetic compass work• checking the magnetic compass before the adjusting• procedure to remove air bubbles from the magnetic compass• method of calculating compass deviation• Calculating the compass error.• The arrangement of the magnetic compass correctors• Procedures for adjusting the magnetic compass at sea• Making an accurate deviation table and deviation curve