單項選擇題The horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is().

A.deviation
B.variation
C.compass error
D.dip


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1.單項選擇題The gyrocompass error resulting from your vessel’s movement in OTHER than an east-west direction is called().

A.damping error
B.ballistic deflection
C.quadrantal error
D.speed error

2.單項選擇題The greatest directive force is exerted on the magnetic compass when the().

A.needles are nearly in line with the meridian
B.vessel is near the magnetic poles
C.variation is near zero
D.vessel is near the magnetic equator

3.單項選擇題The Flinders bar on a magnetic compass compensates for the().

A.induced magnetism in vertical soft iron
B.induced magnetism in horizontal soft iron
C.permanent magnetism in ship's steel
D.vessel's inclination from the vertical

4.單項選擇題The error in a magnetic compass caused by the vessel’s magnetism is called().

A.variation
B.deviation
C.compass error
D.bearing error

5.單項選擇題The directive force of a gyrocompass().

A.increases with latitude,being maximum at the geographic poles
B.decreases with latitude,being maximum at the geographic equator
C.is greatest when a vessel is near the Earth's magnetic equator
D.remains the same at all latitudes