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      • Annex 1 – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes
      • ANNEX II – Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity
      • ANNEX III – Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances
      • ANNEX IV – Distress Signals
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Gyro Compass – Basic Principle, Operation and Usage on Ships

Gyro Compass Basics

Gyro Compass is a navigational compass containing gyroscope motor that registers the direction of true north along the surface of the earth and it does not depend on magnetism. or A compass with a motorized gyroscope whose angular momemtum interacts with the force produced by the earth's rotation to maintain a north-south orientation of the gyroscopic spin axis, therby providing a stable directional reference. The Principle of Gyroscope A gyroscope consists of a spinning wheel or rotor contained within gimbals which permit movement about three mutually perpendicular axes, known as the … [Read more...]

By Capt. Angad S Cheema Filed Under: Bridge Equipment Tagged With: gyro, gyroscopic inertia, precession, spin axis

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