R.

Behik

GYRO ERROR BY SUN

Enter the required figures:

Enter E if Sun is rising and W if Sun is setting:

GMT :

hh

mm

ss

20

09

30

dd

mm.s

(N/S)

10

53.5'

dd

mm.s

(E/W)

Position : Lat.

Long.
Gyro Heading :

Magnetic Heading :

112 52.6'

063

Gyro Bearing :

068.0
ddd

GHA Sun : 152

mm.s

52.6' (from Nautical Almanac))

dd

mm.s

(N/S)

Declination :

22

13.7'

dd

mm.s

Value of d Correction :

00

057

Corrected Variation :

(from Nautical Almanac))

00.0' (from increments table)

dd

mm.s

(E/W)

00

25.0'

(from the Chart)

Answers:
LHA: 268 07.7'
Gyro Bearing:

068.0

True Bearing:

067.8

Gyro Error:

000.2

Gyro Heading:

19.9

Enter present speed :

To check:

Speed Error =

0.6

Gyro A =

0.4

057.0

006.2 E

063.0

063.2

True Heading:

062.8

000.4 W

Magnetic Heading:

057.0

062.8 (Must be equal to the True Heading !)

Magnetic Error:

005.8

Variation:

000.4

Deviation:

006.2

kts.

R. Behik

AMPLITUDE

Enter the required figures:

GMT :

hh

mm

ss

22

21

00

dd

mm.s

(N/S)

26

09.4'

dd

mm.s

(E/W)

Position : Lat.

Long.

112 16.5'

Gyro Heading :

160

Magnetic Heading :

160

Gyro Bearing :

Declination :

Value of d Correction :

Corrected Variation :

090.5
dd

mm.s

(N/S)

00

58.9'

dd

mm.s

00

(from Nautical Almanac))

01.0'

(from increments table)

dd

mm.s

(E/W)

02

00.0'

Enter E if sun is rising & W if Sun is setting:

(from the Chart)

Answers:
17.7

Enter present speed:

Gyro Bearing:

090.5

True Bearing:

091.1

Gyro Error:

000.6

Gyro Heading:

Speed Error =

1.2

Gyro A =

0.6

160.0

002.6 E

160.0

162.6

True Heading:

160.6

002.0 W

Magnetic Heading:

160.0

160.6 (Must be equal to the True Heading !)

Magnetic Error:

000.6

Variation:

002.0

Deviation:

002.6

kts.