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In brief About the magnetic compass parts, correctors and how they are used to correct the error

Let’s get to know about what are the coefficients of magnetic compass and how they affect our magnetic heading

Have you wondered about what is magnetism on ships, or why it exists and how it related to the magnetism of the earth. Let’s try to understand it…

Magnetic compass is a device used for direction finding, using the magnetic properties of the earth

What is it If you have been sailing on-board ships, then you must have certainly worked on Gyro-compass. This helps the ship in direction finding. Actually it shows the ship, in which direction it is heading. Gyro-compass is basically a gyroscope, with three degrees of freedom. So if you don’t know how a gyroscope helps …

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