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Re: How Many Chronometers?
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Sep 23, 01:06 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Sep 23, 01:06 -0700
You wrote: "the magnetic compass on board is called " the standard compass" every half hour and every change of course regulations require a compass check between the gyro and the magnetic." When were such checks required by regulation? When was the last decade in which this was common practice (whether formally required by paper regulation or not)? "On the Intrepid, I do remenber loosing gyro and steering the standard." When was that?? -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
