Determining Flinders' bar correction by heeling the ship

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide the compass adjuster with an innovative method of determining thelength of Flinders’ bar while the ship’s latitude remains unaltered. In this way the definitive compass ad-justment may be carried out in a single procedure. This would be valid for ships navigating in limitedwaters. The drawback lies in the need to heel the ship during the adjustment.