Which statement about gyrocompass error is...

Which statement about gyrocompass error is...

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Which statement about gyrocompass error is TRUE?

Question 1 of 27070

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Which statement about gyrocompass error is TRUE?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Gyrocompass error behavior with changing ship’s heading and latitude • Difference between master gyro and gyro repeaters • What it means for an error to be constant vs. variable

💭 Think About

• Think about whether a gyrocompass is affected by the ship turning onto new headings, or if it always keeps exactly the same error no matter what the ship does. • Consider how a gyro repeater gets its signal from the master gyro: could extra error be introduced in the transmission, or must it always match exactly? • Ask yourself: in real operations, do navigators check and record gyro error on multiple headings because it is the same everywhere, or because it can change?

✅ Before You Answer

• Review how gyro error can vary with course (heading) and speed of the ship. • Consider whether mechanical/electrical transmission to repeaters can add extra error beyond the master compass itself. • Decide whether it is realistic for gyro error to be perfectly constant or exactly identical on all headings and all repeaters.