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Re: Compass Checks at Sea
From: Bill B
Date: 2008 May 24, 02:49 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2008 May 24, 02:49 -0400
> From: "Greg R."> It does make it a bit easier to go back and forth between the two, > though aviation's light rules are a lot simpler (hmmm.... maybe I'll > display a "vessel not under command" signal next time I go flying, > would be interesting see if anyone notices it and gets the subtlety... Try mine sweepers, hovercraft in displacement versus non-displacement mode and submarines if you really want to determine how many of your short-term memory slots are still functional. Regarding variation, deviation and declination, there is a sweet site I use every spring to update the roses on my charts: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/declination.shtml Bill B. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---