GUIDE FOR COMPASS ERROR BY AZIMUTH (ABC METHOD)

OBJECT:
GYRO BEARING:
DATE:
GMT / UTC:
LATITUDE:
LONGITUDE:
GYRO COURSE:
MAGNETIC COURSE:
VARIATION:

GHA OF SUN (Date and Hr) *NAUTICAL ALMANAC

+ (ALWAYS ADD)
INCREMENTS (Min and Sec) *PAGES 332-361
CORR. GHA OF SUN
LONGITUDE
+/- (LONG. EAST PLUS / WEST MINUS)
LHA OF SUN
DECLINATION OF SUN *SAME PAGE AS GHA
D. CORR.
+/- ( + IF DECL. IS INCREASING / - IF DECREASING) *SAME PAGE AS INC.
DECLINATION OF SUN

ABC TABLE (WHEN NAMING CHECK THE BOTTOM PART OF THE BOOK) *NORIES TABLE
A= *NAME OPPOSITE LAT. EXCEPT WHEN LHA IS 90-270 PAGES 339-378
B= SAME NAME ADD/
DIFF. NAME SUB. *ALWAYS SAME NAME AS DECLINATION PAGES 339-378
C= N/S - DEPENDING W/C IS BIGGER A OR B PAGES 379-396
N/S - DEPENDING ON "C"
AZIMUTH=
E/W- WEST IF LHA 0-180 / EAST IF LHA 180-360
TRUE
AZIMUTH / N
TRUE TB=
BEARING

-360 SAME
*TB NAMING: W E
NE - AS IS OR THE SAME +180 -180
SE - SUBTRACT FROM 180
SW - ADD 180
NW - SUBTRACT FROM 360
S

RESULT CORRECTING (EAST PLUS / WEST MINUS)

G/B C
T/B
- (ALWAYS
SUBTRACT)
D
G/E *COMPASS BEST, ERROR WEST / M
+/- EAST PLUS / COMPASS LEAST, ERROR EAST
WEST MINUS (COMPASS
G/C REFERS TO GYRO NOT THE TRUE) V
T/C T
M/C
- (ALWAYS
SUBTRACT)
*COMPASS BEST, ERROR WEST /
COMPASS LEAST ERROR EAST
M/E (COMPASS
+/- SAME NAME ADD/ DIFF.
NAME SUB.
REFERS TO MAGNETIC NOT THE
TRUE)

VAR. ALWAYS REVERSE THE SIGN OF VAR.

DEV. *NAME WHICH IS BIGGER
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