MRQs 120-125 heeling magnet

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A single magnet placed beneath the compass in the binnacle is used to compensate for ___.

deviation caused by the vessel’s inclination form the vertical

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heeling error is defined as the change of deviation for a heel of

1 degree while the vessel is on a compass heading of 000

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What are the only magnetic compass correctors that correct for both permanent and induced effects of magnetism?

Heeling magnets

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What is used to correct for both induced and permanent magnetism, and consequently must be readjusted with radical changes in latitude?

Heeling magnets

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when crossing the magnetic equator the ___.

heeling magnets should be inverted

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which compensates for the errors induced when the vessel heels over?

a single vertical magnet beneath the compass