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Compass Adjustment (MRR_15)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: mrr_15.ttl
- Name
compassAdjustment- Attribute
- MRR Maritime Area Restriction
- Definition
- A designated area of water where a vessel may adjust its compass by a process of 'swinging ship'.
- Description
- Normally accompanied by a 'swinging buoy' that is used to place the vessel on various headings and then comparing magnetic compass readings with the corresponding magnetic directions, to determine deviation. The results are used to adjust the vessel compass to compensate.
- Synonyms
- Magnetic Compensation; Compass Compensation
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- FC037 Maritime Caution Area
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.