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Compass vs. Gyro Error Calculations

This document contains information about Jhon Henry Torrico and examples of calculating gyro error, compass error, true course, and deviation given gyro course, compass course, and true or charted bearings. The examples provide the calculations to determine these values using variation, gyro error, compass error, true course, and compass course.

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Compass vs. Gyro Error Calculations

This document contains information about Jhon Henry Torrico and examples of calculating gyro error, compass error, true course, and deviation given gyro course, compass course, and true or charted bearings. The examples provide the calculations to determine these values using variation, gyro error, compass error, true course, and compass course.

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NAME: JHON HENRY TORRICO

3. Given: Gyro course = 005° Compass course = 013°


Comparing magnetic compass to Gyro variation= 7° E true bearing= 122°T gyro bearing=
compass 119° Required: Gyro error, Compass error, True
1. A vessel course is on 230° PGC, 226° PSC. You course, deviation.

sight a lighthouse with a bearing of 273° PGC, T/Brg = 122 DEGREES

the chart indicates that the lighthouse bears G/Brg= 119 DEGREES

271° T. Variation of the locality is 13° W. G/E = 3° EAST


Required: Gyro error, Compass error, True course, G/Co = 005 DEGREES
deviation. T/C = 008 DEGREES
C/Co= 013 DEGREES
T/Brg = 271 DEGREES
C/E = 5° WEST
G/Brg= 273 DEGREES
Var = 7° EAST (rev) WEST
G/E = 2° WEST
Dev= 12° WEST
G/Co = 230 DEGREES
Application of Error to a Compass
T/C = 228 DEGREES
C/Co= 226 DEGREES G.E.T Gyro + East error = True
C/E = 2° EAST 1. A range in line is observed bearing 178° PGC. The
Var = 13° WEST (rev) EAST charted bearing of the range is 175° True. What
course would you steer per gyro compass to head
Dev = 15° EAST
directly on the range? 3° WEST
2. Given: Gyro Course = 331° Compass course = 327°
variation= 11° W true bearing= 188°T
2. Gyro Course = 302, Gyro Error = 2°W. What is the
gyro bearing= 191° Required: Gyro error, Compass
True Course? 300 DEGREES
error, True course, deviation.
T/Brg = 188 DEGREES
3. Gyro Course = 208, Gyro Error = 2° E. What is the
G/Brg= 191 DEGREES
True Course? 210 DEGREES
G/E= 3° WEST
G/Co = 331 DEGREES 4. True Bearing = 124°, Gyro Error = 2°E. What is the
T/C = 328 DEGREES Gyro Bearing? 122 DEGREES
C/Co= 327 DEGREES
C/E = 1° EAST 5. Compass Course = 143°, Compass Error = 22° W.
Var = 11° WEST (rev) EAST What is the True Course? 121 DEGREES
Dev = 12° EAST
6. Compass Course = 244°, Compass Error = 12° E.
What is the True Course? 256 DEGREES

7. True Bearing = 294°, Gyro Error = 2° HIGH. What


is the Gyro Bearing? 296 DEGREES

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