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Behik

GYRO ERROR BY SUN

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Enter E if Sun is rising and W if Sun is setting: E
hh mm ss

GMT : 00 03 50 Gyro Bearing : 128.0°

dd mm.s (N/S) ddd mm.s

Position : Lat. 32° 02.3' N GHA Sun : 184° 30.6' (from Nautical Almanac))
dd mm.s (E/W) dd mm.s (N/S)

Long. 133° 27.5' E Declination : 08° 33.4' S (from Nautical Almanac))

dd mm.s

Gyro Heading : 060° T Value of d Correction : 00° 01.7' (from increments table)
dd mm.s (E/W)

Magnetic Heading : 067° Corrected Variation : 06° 24.0' W (from the Chart)

Answers:

LHA: 318° 55.6' Enter present speed : 17.5 kts.

To check:
Gyro Bearing: 128.0° Speed Error = - 0.7
True Bearing: 128.8° C 067.0°

Gyro Error: 000.8° E D 000.6° E Gyro A = + 1.4

Gyro Heading: 060.0° M 067.6°

True Heading: 060.8° V 006.8° W

Magnetic Heading: 067.0° T 060.8° (Must be equal to the True Heading !)

Magnetic Error: 006.2° W

Variation: 006.8° W

Deviation: 000.6° E
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AMPLITUDE

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hh mm ss

GMT : 15 41 00 Gyro Bearing : 250.0°

dd mm.s (N/S) dd mm.s (N/S)

Position : Lat. 54° 53.0' N Declination : 10° 22.4' S (from Nautical Almanac))

dd mm.s (E/W) dd mm.s

Long. 013° 08.1' E Value of d Correction : 00° 00.9' (from increments table)

dd mm.s (E/W)

Gyro Heading : 066° T Corrected Variation : 01° 30.0' E (from the Chart)

Magnetic Heading : 065° Enter E if sun is rising & W if Sun is setting: W

Answers:

Enter present speed: 16.7 kts.

Gyro Bearing: 250.0°

True Bearing: 251.8° C 065.0° Speed Error = - 0.8

Gyro Error: 001.8° E D 001.3° E

Gyro Heading: 066.0° M 066.3° Gyro A = + 2.6

True Heading: 067.8° V 001.5° E

Magnetic Heading: 065.0° T 067.8° (Must be equal to the True Heading !)

Magnetic Error: 002.8° E

Variation: 001.5° E

Deviation: 001.3° E