Marine Gyro Compasses for Ships Officers Atlantic Ocean 1 THE YUYO MARU COLLISION

1 THE YUYO MARU COLLISION – NOVEMBER 1974

can help to increase situational awareness on the bridge

British Admiralty Nautical Chart 2261: Colombia - North Coast

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ensuring you stay on course

Marine Gyro Compasses for Ships Officers Atlantic Ocean 1 THE YUYO MARU COLLISIONModern marine gyro compasses are well proven and give excellent service with a minimum of attention and maintenance by the operator. They have, on most merchant and naval vessels, become the primary directional reference, leaving the magnetic compass very much the reliable stand by. But as with the magnetic compass the prudent navigator must understand the equipment upon which he relies so much, and appreciate its limitations and the conditions which