N 407-Compass Work For Basic Studies s4 Ready

Nautical Department
COURSE FILE SUMMARY
COURSE INFORMATION
Basic Studies program Department Nautical
Program Basic Studies Program Program Code BS
Title
Course Navigational Instruments Course Code N 407
Title (Compass Work)
Hours 32
lectures 32 Lab/Tutorial NIL
COURSE AIM
The course description has been designed in accordance to the IMO model
course 7.03 (2014 edition) and the STCW convention as amended in Manila.
It aims to meet the Mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge,
understanding and proficiency in table A-II/1 of the STCW. Graduate the
candidates to maintain and observe the compasses
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To increase the knowledge for the students who will be oww on compasses
uses.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications Special Skills Number

Lectures Deck
Served as
officer/Master 1
Lecturer/OOW.
Mariner
Tutorials
Laboratories / Work
shops
Rev.3, NOVEMBER 2017

Nautical Department
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Lecture
# Week Hours Description
1 1 2 The Magnetism of Earth &Ship's Deviation
4 4 2 The Magnetic Compass
9 9 2 The Gyro Compass
15 15 2 Compass Corrections
16 16 2 Compass Corrections

Nautical Department
TEXT BOOKS
Description
 T2: An Introduction to Coastal Navigation: A Seaman's Guide.

4th ed. Wootenunder-Edge (UK), Morgans Technical Books, 1985
 T8: JONES, T.G. - Practical navigation for second mates. 2nd ed.
Glasgow, Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1991
 T15: Kemp, J.F. and Young, P., Notes on Compass Work
 T17: Lownsborough, R. and Calcutt, D. Electronic Aids To
Navigation: Radar and ARPA 1 st ed. London, Edward Arnold,
1993
 T20: Merrifield, F.G Ship Magnetism and The Magnetic
Compass, Pergamon Press. 1963
 T25: Tetley, L. and Calcutt, D. Electronic Aids to Navigation.
1986. London, Edward Arnold
 T35: Taylor L.G. Cargowork, 12th ed. Glasgow, Brown, Son &
Ferguson Ltd. 1992
REFERENCE BOOKS
Description
STCW Code table A-II/I
Teaching Aids (Recommended)

Description
 A1: Instructor Guidance
 A5: Deviation Table
 A14: Nautical Almanac
 A23: Nautical Table
 A26: Pocket Calculator
 A31: Magnetic Compass
 A32: Gyrocompass

Nautical Department
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Lecture
# Week Hrs. Topic
None
Prepared by: Capt.A. Abed Approved by:

Designation: Lecturer Head of Nautical Dept.
Sign: Sign:
Date: 05/10/2017 Date: 05/10/2017

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week Title: The Magnetism of Earth &Ship's Hrs: 3
1 Deviation
LEARNING OUTCOMES / ABILITIES GAINED *

Hours Outcome Description
-explains the theory of magnetism as applied to ferromagnetic
materials.
2 -describes a simple magnet its poles and states the law of
attraction and repulsion.
-describes the magnetic field around a magnet.
-describes qualitatively flux density and field strength.
-describes magnetic induction and differences between 'hard'
and 'soft' iron.
-explains the meaning of the terms :
-intensity of magnetization.
-permeability.
-magnetic susceptibility
-retentivity.
-coercivity.
-hysteresis.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
2 Deviation

2 -States that the direction and strength of a magnetic field may
be represented by a vector.
-uses a vector diagram to find the field at a point resulting from
two given fields.
-states that a compass needle will align itself with the resultant
field.
-defines the magnetic moment of a bar magnet as the product
of the pole strength and the length of the magnet.
States that ,for a suspended magnet vibrating in a magnetic
field.
Explains how the relative strengths of two fields may be found.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
3 Deviation

-define dip, variation effect of introducing a disturbing magnetic
force into the vicinity of a compass needle
-Describes the magnetic field of the earth.
-Defines 'magnetic poles' and 'magnetic equator'.
-Defines 'angle of dip'.
2 -explains how the earth's total field can be split in to horizontal
and vertical components.
-defines 'magnetic variation' and explains why it is a slowly
changing quantity.
-explains that a compass needle which is constrained to the
horizontal can respond only to the horizontal components of the
earth's field and the field due to the ship's magnetism.
-describes the effect of introducing a disturbing magnetic force
into the vicinity of a compass needle.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week Title: The Magnetic Compass Hrs: 3
4

-liquid compass, explain how to remove air bubble from compass
and how the compass bowl is supported in the binnacle
2 -describes the construction of a liquid card magnetic compass .
-sketches a section through the compass to show the float
chamber, the pivot support and the arrangement of magnets.
-explains how the card is kept practically horizontal in all
latitudes.
-states the composition of the liquid and explains how allowance
is made for changes in volume of the liquid.
-describes how to remove an air bubble from the compass bowl.
-describes how to check that the card is turning freely on its pivot.
-explains how the compass bowl is supported in the binnacle.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
5

- marking of the lubber line and its purpose define deviation
-describes the marking of the lubber line and its purpose.
2 -describes a binnacle and the arrangement of correcting devices
provided.
-defines 'deviation' and states how it is named.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
6

Outcome Description
Hours - sketches the deviation on various headings
-illustrates with sketches the deviations on various headings
produced by permanent magnetism with a pole or poles lying in
2 the plane of the compass card.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week The Magnetic Compass Hrs: 3
7

- Deviations on various headings by induction soft iron rod lying

in the plane of the compass card
2 -illustrates with sketches the deviations on various headings
resulting from induction in a notional soft iron rod lying in the
plane of the compass card.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
8

- need for regular checking of the compass error demonstrates
taking bearing of celestials bodies and land marks
-Explains the need for care in placing of portable items of
magnetic materials, including spare correctors magnets, or
2 electrical equipments in the vicinity of the compass.
-explain the need for regular checking of the compass error.
- explains why compass error should be checked after a major
alteration of course.
-explains why regular comparisons of standard compass ,steering
compass and gyro-compass should be made.
-explains that the approximate error of the standard compass can
be obtained by comparison with the gyro-compass if no other
means is available.
-demonstrates taking bearing of celestial bodies and land marks.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week Title: The Gyro Compass Hrs: 3
9

-free gyroscope .precession gyroscopic inertia
-describes a free gyroscope and its gimbals mountings.
-states that in the absence of disturbing forces the spin axis of a
free gyroscope maintains its direction in space.
2 -explains what is meant by gyroscopic inertia and precession.
-describes the precession resulting from a torque about axes
perpendicular to the spin axis .
-explains that friction at gimbals pivots produces torques which
give rise to precession.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
10

-define tilt . drift
Apparent movement of a free gyroscope
-states that the rat of precession is proportional to the applied
torque.
-defines 'tilt' as movement of the spin axis in the vertical plane .
2 -defines 'drift' as the apparent movement of the gyroscope in
azimuth resulting from the earth's rotation.
-describes non-mathematically the apparent movement of a free
gyroscope on the earth's surface, given its position and initial
attitude.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
11

-uses the apparent motion of a celestial body in the direction of the
gyro axis to aid the description in the above objective.
-explains how a free gyroscope can be made north-seeing by the
2 use of gravity control and describes the resulting oscillations of
the axis.

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SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
12

-describe the use of damping in azimuth . control and damping can
be achieved by replacing the ballistic elements with electrical
signals
-describes the use of damping in azimuth and damping in tilt to
2 cause settling of the axis and thus produce a gyro-compass.
-explains that control and damping can be achieved by replacing
the ballistic elements with electrical signals , provided by tilt
sensors to produce torques about the vertical and horizontal axes.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
13

-the transmission of heading to repeaters. control and damping
arrangements.
-describes a familiar gyro-compass with particular reference to:
2 -the method of support .
-control and damping arrangements.
-the method of maintaining the heading indication in line with
the axis of the gyro.
-the transmission of heading to repeaters.
-demonstrates the starting of the gyro-compass and explains how
to minimize setting time by slewing and leveling it to the correct
heading.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
WEEK Title: The Gyro Compass Hrs: 3
14

-describes the use of gyro input to the direction-finder.
-describes how gyro heading input is supplied to a radar
2 installation.
-describes the alarms fitted to a gyro-compass.
-states the necessary time for the compass to settle after switching
on prior to sailing .
-lists the settings to be made or adjusted while the compass is use .
-explains how the repeater system is switched on and aligned with
the master gyro-compass.
-describes the use of gyro input to the direction-finder.
-describes how gyro heading input is supplied to a radar
installation.
-describes the alarms fitted to a gyro-compass.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week Title: Compass corrections Hrs: 3
15

-defines true magnetic finds deviation calculates true course
2 -defines true magnetic and compass north .
-finds deviation and variation from tables and charts.
-calculates true course from compass course .
-calculates compass course from true course.

Nautical Department
SESSION PLAN
* Lecture
COURSE PARTICULARS
Title: compass work
SESSION PARTICULARS
Week Title: Compass corrections Hrs: 3
16

2 -measures compass error , using a transit bearing.
-applies compass error to the ship's head and compass bearings to
convert to true.
-takes a compass bearing of a charted object and lays the true
bearing off on the chart.

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COURSE FILE SUMMARY

Qualifications Special Skills Number

Rev.3, NOVEMBER 2017

Rev.3, NOVEMBER 2017

 T2: An Introduction to Coastal Navigation: A Seaman's Guide.

Teaching Aids (Recommended)

Rev.3, NOVEMBER 2017

Prepared by: Capt.A. Abed Approved by:

Rev.3, NOVEMBER 2017

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