A Solution to the Classic Problem of a Magnetic Compass in a Steel Ship

John B. Moore Jr.

Abstract:	The use of a magnetic compass in a steel ship is a classical problem of compensation which has encumbered the U.S. Navy and the entire maritime world. The ability to compensate for deviation of magnetic compasses in steel ships has been difficult and virtually impossible in many applications. Certain type ships, such as aircraft carriers where large masses in the ship are not stationary, thereby causing deviation to vary, have made the problem particularly perplexing. A recent program sponsored by the Naval Sea Systems Command and conducted by Naval Sea Combat Systems Engineering Station has developed remote sensing compass technology, which originally emerged in the yachting community, to the steel ship applications. This paper will show the results of such applications that render the classical problem of a magnetic compass in the steel ship non-existent.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1992) June 29 - 1, 1992 ANA Westin Hotel Dayton, OH
Pages:	105 - 112
Cite this article:	Moore, John B., Jr., "A Solution to the Classic Problem of a Magnetic Compass in a Steel Ship," Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1992), Dayton, OH, June 1992, pp. 105-112.
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