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The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron. This changes with latitude. What corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

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The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron. This changes with latitude. What corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

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• Vertical component of Earth's magnetic field and how it varies with latitude • Difference between permanent magnetism (corrected by magnets) and induced magnetism in soft iron (corrected by soft iron correctors) • Specific purpose of Flinders bar, heeling magnet, and quadrantal spheres in compass compensation

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• Ask yourself: which corrector is specifically intended to deal with magnetic effects that change as the ship sails to different latitudes? • Consider: which device is associated with vertical soft iron rather than horizontal soft iron or permanent magnetism? • Think about the names and positions of each corrector around the binnacle and what type of error (heeling, quadrantal, fore‑and‑aft) each is known for correcting.

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• Verify which corrector is linked to induced magnetism in vertical soft iron • Confirm which effect is related to changes in latitude rather than changes in heading or heel/roll of the vessel • Match each option with the specific compass error or coefficient it is designed to correct (heeling error, quadrantal error, fore‑and‑aft error, etc.)

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a58f

The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron. This changes with latitude. What corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

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The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field causes induced magnetism in vertical soft iron. This changes with latitude. What corrects for this coefficient of the deviation?

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