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You have just taken a satellite fix on your ship and from there the Master traced
a new course line on the chart which is 130 True. The variation for the locality
is 10 West the deviation is 6 East. Find the compass error and then solve for
the compass course to steer.

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True
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Dull
Companion

True course = 130

Variation = 10 W
Magnetic =
Deviation = 6 E
Compass course =

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When converting true course to compass course, west is to be added and east
will be minus. So since our variation is west, we have to add it to True course.
And we have to subtract the magnetic course by the deviation because it is east.

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True course = 130

Variation = + 10 W
Magnetic = 140
Deviation = 6 E
Compass course = 134 per standard compass (psc)

Now let us solve for the compass error.

Compass error = Compass course - True course
= 134 - 130
= 4 west
The error is west because the compass course is greater than the
true course.
Compass best, error west.
Compass lest, error east.

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