Gen Nav Questions

[keith williams]

The problem with question 2 isn’t just related the mathematics.

The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (see the link below) gives the following definition:


http://www.answers.com/topic/compass-deviation

(navigation) The difference between the readings of a compass which is without mechanical defects and is held motionless in space, and the same instrument when it is installed in the same geographic position but is mounted on a ship or aircraft; deviation is a systematic error which is compensated by placing iron bars in places about the compass; residual deviation errors are calibrated and noted on a card so it can be used by the pilot or navigator.