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life boat man midterm
marine survival
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10/12/2015

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which type of davit does the davit head stay at the same height?
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Radial
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A Mechanical davit is designed to automatically
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lift the boat off the inboard chocks
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while cranking out a quadrantal davit, slippage of the quadrant due to excessive wear of failure of the teeth in the quadrant will cause the
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Davit arm to pivot on the traveling nut and the head to fall outboard
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the boat is stowed on the davit rather than on a cradle with which type of davit?
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Crescent
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what is required to launch a boat stowed in a crescent davit
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Crank the crescent out
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Many sheath screw davits have markings to indicate the maximum angle to which they should be cranked out. If the angle is exceeded, the davit ______
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screw may come out of the sheath
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the lifeboats on your vessel are stowed on cradles on deck and are handled by sheath-screw boom davits. which of the following statements about launching a boat is true?
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the outboard section of the cradle must be released
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the pivot pin at the base of a sheath screw boom davit must be
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periodically removed for inspection and lubricated
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lines passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding are
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frapping lines
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as shown a frapping line is indicate by the number
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4
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the type of davits shown in diagram D008SA
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gravity
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Purpose of a tricing pendant is to
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hold the lifeboat next to the embarkation deck while loading
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when lowering a boat with gravity davits, it will be pulled into the embarkation deck by the
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tricing pendants
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mechanism the will release the ticing pendants
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McCluney hook
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limit switches are used on which davits
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Gravity
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governor brake on a lifeboat winch shall be capable of controlling the speed of lowering a fully equipped lifeboat from a cargo ship at
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no more than 120 feet per minute
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winch drums for lifeboat falls shall have a diameter at the base of the grove equal to at least
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16 times the diameter of the wire rope.
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black and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of
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6 based on the maximum working load
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preventer pars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent
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accidental unhooking when the falls become slack
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to disengage a survival craft suspended from the cable above the water, you must pull the safety pin and
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pull the hook release handle and use the ratchet bar
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an onload release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released
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at anytime
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the "off load" release system on a survival craft is designed to be activated
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when there is no load on the cable
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what size bilge pump is required for a lifeboat which as a capacity of 675 cubic feet
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2
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how should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged?
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secured to the inboard side of a forward thwart and led inboard of the falls
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the painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should
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have a long eye splice at the end, and a hardwood toogle should be attached to the thwart with a lanyard
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which item is of he most use in getting a lifeboat away from a moving vessel
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sea painter
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the sea painter is secured in the lifeboat by
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a turn around a forward thwart with a toggle pin thru the eye
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the painter which is to be attached to the thwart of a lifeboat should ____
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have a long eye splice at the end and a a hardwood toggle should be attached to the thwart with a lanyard
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the sea painter of a lifeboat should be led
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forward and outside of all obstructions
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which visual distress signal is acceptable for daylight use only
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hand held orange smoke distress flare
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for each person it is certified to carry a lifeboat on an oceangoing passenger vessel must be provided with all of the following EXCEPT
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1 life preserver
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the grab rail of a metal lifeboat is normally located
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along the turn of the bilge
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the back up system on an electric start survival craft is a
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hand crank
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in painting a lifeboat following its overhaul, which parts must be painted bright red?
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the releasing gear lever
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the abandon ship signal on a the ships whistle is
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more than 6 short blasts and one long blast
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the signal given to commence lowering the lifeboats is
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specified on the muster list
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when whistle signals are used for launching lifeboats, one short blast means
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Lower all boats
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traditionally the signal for fire aboard ship is
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continuous sounding of ships whistle and general alarm for at least 10 seconds
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when launching an open lifeboat by falls, the boathooks should be
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used for fending off
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what is the best procedure for picking up a lifeboat at sea while utilizing the lifeboats sea painter
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place the lifeboat ahead and to leeward of your ship with the wind about broad on the bow of your ship
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when retrieving the survival craft the winch operator should stop the winch and check
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that the cable has not jumped any grooves on the drum
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enclosed lifeboats which hae been afloat over a long period of time require
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regular checks of bilge levels
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usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel is
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running before the seas
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your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. which action should you take?
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put the sea and wind about two points on either bow and reduce speed.
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which measure should not be taken to reduce the pounding of a vessel in a head sea?
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add ballast in the after peak.
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in a following ea a wae has overtaken your vessel and thrown the stern to starboard. to continue along your original course you should
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use more right rudder
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if your propeller is racing in rough weather you should
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decrease your engine speed
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when running before a heavy sea, moving weights aft will affect the handling of a vessel by
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reducing yawing
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in a following sea a vessel will tend to
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yawn
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if you are forced to abandon ship in a lifeboat you should
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remain in the immediate vicinity
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as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass
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remains aligned with compass north
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as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass
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remains aligned with compass north
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as a vessel changes course to starboard the compass card in a magnetic compass
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remains aligned with compass north
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a compass error is equal to
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combined variation and deviation
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a compass error is equal to
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combined variation and deviation
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a compass error is equal to
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combined variation and deviation
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a compass error is equal to
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combined variation and deviation
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the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by
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compass error
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the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by
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compass error
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the standard magnetic compass heading differs from the true heading by
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compass error
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the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is
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equal to variation
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the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is
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equal to variation
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the compass error of a magnetic compass that has no deviation is
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equal to variation
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to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply
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deviation and variation
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to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply
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deviation and variation
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to find a magnetic compass course from a true course you must apply
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deviation and variation
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the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass
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Lubbers line
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the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass
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Lubbers line
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the heading of a vessel is indicated by what part of the compass
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Lubbers line
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when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply
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variation and deviation
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when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply
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variation and deviation
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when changing from a compass course to a true course you should apply
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variation and deviation
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if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true
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compass error and variation are equal
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if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true
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compass error and variation are equal
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if a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth which statement is true
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compass error and variation are equal
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compass deviation is caused by
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magnetisim within the vessel
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compass deviation is caused by
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magnetisim within the vessel
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deviation is the angle between the
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magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card
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deviation is the angle between the
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magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card
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deviation is the angle between the
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magnetic meridian and the axis of the compass card
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the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is
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deviation
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the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is
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deviation
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the horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and the north-south line of the magnetic compass is
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deviation
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if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is
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East
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if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is
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East
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if the magnetic heading is greater than the compass heading, the deviation is
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East
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the difference between magnetic heading and compass heading is
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deviation
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true heading differs from magnetic heading by
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Variation
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true heading differs from magnetic heading by
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Variation
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true heading differs from magnetic heading by
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Variation
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the difference between true north and magnetic north is called
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variation
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variation is a compass error that you
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cannon correct
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variation is a compass error that you
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cannon correct
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