M500-1.3.1

Shipboard compasses - variation, deviation and siting of equipment

M500-1 · Navigation · M500-1.3 Compasses

Covers the physical causes of variation and deviation, the master's obligations regarding deviation cards and compass adjustment, and the principles governing the siting of magnetic and fluxgate compasses aboard yachts.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 500 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.