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Old 7th Aug 2012, 07:15
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CaptGalaxy
 
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doubt

When accelerating on a westerly heading in the NH, the compass card of a direct reading compass will turn:
a.Clockwise giving an apparent turn towards south
b.Clockwise giving an apparent turn towards north
c.Anticlockwise giving an apparent turn towards south
d.Anticlockwise giving an apparent turn towards north

I opted option b but apparently, its D.
I'm guessing the logic here would be just figure out which direction the compass would turn (ie., accelerate west , northern hemisphere compass appears to turn clockwise and read higher than actual) and then reverse the answer for the compass card. Any inputs?

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