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¿Qué es el desvío del compás?What is compass deviation?
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Correct answer: c) The error produced by the vessel’s metal parts.
Why it is correct
Deviation comes from the boat itself: iron, engine and equipment. So it changes with heading and differs from boat to boat.
Why the others are not
- a) That is the total correction.
- b) That is variation.
- d) The chart gives variation.
How to work it out in the exam
- Deviation: the boat. Variation: the Earth.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PY Test 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PY Test 2 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
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