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    Re: Compass error and horizontal angles
    From: David Pike
    Date: 2015 Jun 24, 07:31 -0700

    John you wrote: "Not sure how your compass error could affect the angles you measured, if it is a constant 12.5°?  The bearings themselves would be inaccurate but the differences between them (the angles) should be OK."

    It depends where you take the bearings from and how you plot them.  I don’t want to get into any discussions on statistics, because that’s above my head, but with 12.5 degrees constant error, what you suggest would work if you picked three points roughly 120 degrees apart and plotted the fix using a station pointer or piece of tracing paper.  However, if you pick three points on one side of the vessel, take a bearing on each and plot the reciprocals, you’ll get a cocked hat which the vessel lies outside of.  It’s the classic example used at basic nav-school to show the advantages of three 120 deree cut radio/visual PLs c.f. three 60 degree cut radio/visual PLs.  Dave

     

     

       
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