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(10) Eliminate any constant error in heading. These are normally
checked for by using shore-based transits, once the error is known it
can be eliminated by entering the value into the Hercules under:
NAVIGATE
→ → HEADING, CALBRATE → → CAL VAL1
For example, the compass was reading 320 degrees and it should read 316,
then the value to enter would be -4.
3.4.5
Halcyon Gyro Stabilised Compass Calibration Procedure
(1) Check for any magnetic devices placed near the compass, especially
ones that are out of their normal places.
(2) On a calm day select a stretch of open water with little traffic (so you
will not have to take avoiding action which would ruin the calibration). The
flatter the water and the less the wind the easier it will be to meet the
conditions for calibration.
Check for any large steel structures nearby, that may cause additional,
erratic deviations.
Scroll to the MISC menu and select HALCYON on the top display. GYRO
will be displayed in the top data line if a Halcyon Gyro Stabilised Compass is
connected.
(5) Press scroll down until the lower text shows ‘CALIBRATE’ press the
ENTER key
(6) Press scroll down until the lower text shows CAL VAL 1, press enter
and START will be displayed with ‘0’ as a default value.
(7) Press enter and the ‘0’ starts to flash. Use the scroll up key to change
the value to ‘1’.
(8) Press the Enter key. The display now shows 000
°
.
(9) At a speed not exceeding five knots, turn the boat through 360
°
at a
rate not greater than 2-3
°
per second. The display will show the amount of