Feb 14, 2014 16:45
10 yrs ago
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English term

swinging vessel

English to German Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime Compass
Hi :)

In the context of calibrating a ships compass I don't understand what is meant by "swinging" a vessel!?

Here's the context (for more context http://www.pancanal.com/eng/maritime/notices/2008/n01-2008.p... - page 22):

"Residual deviation of the magnetic compass must be verified to be less than 7 degrees by swinging the vessel on various headings."

Thank you very much for any help...

Greetings from Germany
philipp
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Feb 15, 2014 07:34: Coqueiro changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (3): BrigitteHilgner, Johanna Timm, PhD, Coqueiro

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Discussion

Ruth Wöhlk Feb 14, 2014:
das heißt, dass das Boot/Schiff Schlangenlinie fährt.

Proposed translations

12 mins

das Schiff schwojen lassen

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2 days 16 hrs

das Schiff im Kreis führen

Ein magnetischer Kompass muss vor Inbetriebnahme und in regelmäßigen Abständen neu kompensiert/kalibriert werden, da durch das schiffseigene Magnetfeld Ablenkungen enstehen. Zum kalibrieren führt man das Schiff langsam in Kreisen, und stellt die jeweiligen Ablenkungen des Kompass fest, indem man die Kompassanzeige mit bekannter Gradzahl durch unabhängige Peilung auf Landmarken etc vergleicht und dann korrigiert.

Im link ganz nett erklärt.

Im Gegensatz zum Im-Kreis-Führen des Schiffes unter Fahrt ist schwojen das Schwingen eines Schiffes vor Anker ohne Fahrt und kann nicht zur Kompass-Kalibrierung verwendet werden.
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