A walker takes a careful bearing off a summit in cloud, holds the compass flat at chest height, and sets off. Her phone is in her chest pocket, a few centimetres behind the compass. The needle is pulled 20 degrees off. Every step is perfect, and every step takes her further from the path. She trusted the needle, which is right; she did not think about what was next to…
In this lesson
Anatomy of a baseplate compass
Common mistakes
The three norths
Magnetic declination (variation)
In Britain now
The rule, worked from first principles
Worked examples
How much does it matter?
How to apply it
Compass errors: things that pull the needle
Needle balance zones and reversed polarity
Check yourself
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