English term
swinging vessel
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
5 | das Schiff im Kreis führen | Berit Kostka, PhD |
4 | das Schiff schwojen lassen | Daniel Gebauer |
Feb 15, 2014 07:34: Coqueiro changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): BrigitteHilgner, Johanna Timm, PhD, Coqueiro
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Proposed translations
das Schiff im Kreis führen
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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