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¿Por qué NO coincide el Rumbo de aguja con el Rumbo verdadero?Why does compass course NOT match true course?
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Correct answer: b) Because the compass is affected by its deviation and the local magnetic variation.
Why it is correct
The compass suffers the boat’s deviation and the local variation. Together they are the total correction.
Why the others are not
- a) Not that.
- c) Not that.
- d) Deviation too.
How to work it out in the exam
- Compass ≠ true: deviation and variation.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 3 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
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