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Poles Beneath The Compass Position

The document discusses the concept of coefficient 'J', which represents the difference in magnetic deviation when a ship is upright versus heeled at 1 degree port or starboard. It then describes four causes of heeling error and methods to correct for it, including using a Vertical Force Instrument (VFI) and heeling error magnets in a correction bucket. The position of the bucket is adjusted based on latitude to maintain a horizontal needle on the VFI and correctly compensate for heeling error at different points of the voyage.

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Poles Beneath The Compass Position

The document discusses the concept of coefficient 'J', which represents the difference in magnetic deviation when a ship is upright versus heeled at 1 degree port or starboard. It then describes four causes of heeling error and methods to correct for it, including using a Vertical Force Instrument (VFI) and heeling error magnets in a correction bucket. The position of the bucket is adjusted based on latitude to maintain a horizontal needle on the VFI and correctly compensate for heeling error at different points of the voyage.

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Poles beneath the compass position

Coefficient J
It is the mathematical representation
of deviations heeled 1degree to port
and 1degree to starboard

Definition
It is the difference in deviation between that
when the ship is upright and that when the
ship is heeled on the same course.

1st cause
SHIPS PERMANENT VERTICAL FIELD

BLUE UP - HIGH SIDED H.E.

1st cause - SHIPS PERMANENT


VERTICAL FIELD

Maximum on North & South course


Nil on East & West
Semicircular
Similar to Coef C
Not affected by latitude

2nd cause
INDUCED VERTICAL SOFT-IRON

BLUEUP - HIGH SIDED H.E.

2nd cause - INDUCED VERTICAL


SOFT-IRON

Maximum on North & South course


Nil on East & West
Semicircular
Similar to Coef C
Changes with latitude and magnetic
hemisphere

3rd cause VERTICALLY INDUCED HORIZONTA


ATHWARTSHIPS SOFT-IRON

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
HIGH SIDED H.E.

3rd cause

COMPENSATION WITH
SOFT-IRON SPHERES

4th cause
INDUCED F&A HORIZONTAL SOFTIRON
TERMINATING BELOW COMPASS
N

4th cause
INDUCED F&A SOFT-IRON
TERMINATING BELOW COMPASS
HEADING NORTH

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
LOW SIDED H.E.

HEADING EAST/WEST
ERROR = NIL

TERMINATING MATERIAL BELOW COMPASS

Heeling Error
Correction

Hf & Zf RATIOs
SHIP

= 28 = 0.8
35

Hf = 28

Zf

SHORE
Hf = 35

Zf

SPHERES CAUSE INCREASE IN


DIRECTIVE FORCE

WEST

NW

N
NE

SW

SE

Hf & Zf RATIOs with the Spheres in place


SHIP

= 30 = 0.85
35
2

Hf = 30

Zf

SHORE
Hf = 35

Zf

2 = Ships multiplier

Hf & Zf RATIOs
SHORE

SHIP
Hf = 30

Zf REDUCED
TO 30

Hf = 35

Zf = 35

H.E. corrector RED up.

Vertical Force Instrument (VFI)


Graduations

Spirit Level

Weight

Pivot

Magnetic Needle

Vertical Force Instrument (VFI)

V.F.I.
Level and heading N S (magnetic)

V.F.I.
Level the needle by sliding the weight

V.F.I.
Head the vessel E/W (mag). This eliminates the 4th cause of HE
Remove the compass bowl
Multiply shore reading by 2 and set the weight to this position
on the needle
Place the VFI in N/S plane where the compass bowl would sit

Position the corrector bucket,


with corrector magnets
installed, at the approximate
position.
Mid. Lat = Mid height
Adjust the height of the
bucket with the chain until
the needle is horizontal
Heeling Error is now
corrected for that latitude

Masters correction for Heeling Error


Raise / lower the bucket with an increase /
decrease of latitude.
Reverse the magnets when crossing the
equator and the bucket is at the bottom.
With the bucket at the bottom only the
permanent pole below the compass is
being corrected for.

Voyage changes to
HE bucket?
Enroute Fleetwood to
Argentina via Freetown

FLINDERS BAR INDUCTION


FROM H.E. MAGNETS

RED POLE UP
FLINDERS BAR

RED POLE UP
H.E. MAGNETS

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