|
|
Subject: Re: Boxing the Compass by Points
From: Brian Whatcott (inet@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 20:02:17 EST
At 05:26 PM 11/22/01, you wrote:
>I am not absolutely sure what your question is but as you will know a point
>is 11 1/4 deg so the points are N, NbyE (or NxE), NNE, NExN, NE, NExE, ENE,
>ExN, E and so on.
>
>NG
Some compass cards have four divisions marked between each of
these thirty two sub ordinal divisions.
I am supposing that the helm could call out his heading to closer than 11
1/4 degrees by spelling out the subdivision markings, each of which
represents about 3 degrees difference.
Brian Whatcott
Altus OK Eureka!
|