Compass

[happy daze john in oz]

Thanks to all who answered, I now have a better understanding of the compass and how it is affected by outside influences.

[Capt Bill Davies]

Hi all
Despite what certain navigators might think, the magnetic compass is still a very important part of the ships navigational equipment and it is still mandatory to have one on every ship, however many gyro compass's there are.
In the tanker industry all the various vetting bodies
rgds
Captain John Arton (ret'd)

Perhaps 'Vetting Bodies' deserves a thread of its own. Whilst I think vetting has its place I was horrified to learn that one of the 'premier' tanker companies employs 'vetting personnel' with no tanker experience. Mates off container ships and such. Competent in ticking the correct box but when you deviate from whats on the check list the lack of experience plain to see.

Bill