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Señale la afirmación CORRECTA sobre el desvío de compás.Choose the CORRECT statement on compass deviation.

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Correct answer: b) It is the angle between compass north and magnetic north, differs for each boat and changes with course.

Why it is correct

Deviation runs from magnetic to compass north, and depends on boat and course.

Why the others are not

  • a) It does change with course.
  • c) That angle is variation.
  • d) That angle is variation.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Deviation: boat and course.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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