FINDING GYRO ERROR by SELECTIVE STARS

DR posn. Lat. __________________________ N/S Long. __________________________E/W

Name of Star: _____________________ Azimuth of the Star: _________________

Gyro Course: ____________________ Magnetic compass: ________________ Var.: _______________

Find: True Bearing, Gyro Error, True Course, Total Error and Deviation

LMT:______________________________

GMT: _____________________________ at sight open NAUTICAL ALMANAC and look for GHA of Aries, Decl., LHA*, SHA*

GHA of Aries: ______________________

Incmnt: ___________________________(always +)

GHA of Aries : ______________________

Ass Long.: _________________________ (add E, subtract W)

LHA of Aries: ______________________(always +)

SHA of Star: _______________________ Decl.: _________________N/S

LHA of Star: _______________________

L~D same name (+)

L~D diff name (-)

Sin Hc = ( cos Lat x cos Decl. x cos LHA ) +/- ( sin Lat x sin Decl. ) = Shift sin = Hc ___________________

Sin Z = (sin LHA x cos Decl. ) = / ( cos Hc ) = shift sin = Z _____________________

Rules: Azimuth(Z) takes name of Declination and LHA where by: LHA between 0 to 180 = East / LHA between 180 to 360 = West
or look direct to gyro repeater & see quadrant the azimuth belong.

Therefor shift sin = NE (same) SE (-180) SW (+180) NW (-360)

(True Bearing) or ZN = ________________ Checking:

(Gyro Bearing) G/B = ________________ (G/B best G/E (W) (E+)(W-) C =____________

Gyro Error) G/E = ________________ + / - D = ____________

(Gyro Course) G/C = ________________ M = ____________

(True Course) T/C = ________________ V = ____________

(Magnetic Course) M/C = ________________ T = ____________

(Total Error) T/E = ________________

(Variation) Var. = ________________(always change the sign of var.)

(Deviation) Dev. = ________________ E/W