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After the pilot boards, he tells you the gyro has a 2°E error. If this is true, what should the bearing be along Trestle C of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as your vessel passes abeam of it?

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After the pilot boards, he tells you the gyro has a 2°E error. If this is true, what should the bearing be along Trestle C of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as your vessel passes abeam of it?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Relationship between true bearings, gyro bearings, and gyro error • Meaning of a 2°E gyro error (is gyro reading higher or lower than true?) • How to apply gyro error to convert between true and pgc (per gyro compass) bearings

💭 Think About

• First decide: with a 2°E error, is gyro east or west of true? That tells you whether gyro reads too high or too low. • Think about what the true bearing along Trestle C should be from the chart, then apply the 2°E gyro error to find what the gyro should read. • Compare each choice to the true bearing and ask: which one reflects applying a 2°E EASTERLY error correctly?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear whether East error is best (gyro error east means gyro reading is best/low) or the opposite. • Verify you are converting in the correct direction: from true to gyro (pgc), not from gyro to true. • Check that your final answer is 2° different from the true bearing in the correct direction (higher or lower) based on an E error.