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Compass, first of all, will help you set the direction to the north magnetic pole. To do this, holding the compass horizontally, rotate the compass dial until the red (marked) end of the magnetic needle points to N (C, 000°) on the dial. Nearby there should be no objects made of magnetic material, in particular iron. When the needle settles down, your compass will point to magnetic north.

Now, if you rotate the entire compass so that the magnetic needle aligns with the orienting arrow, the direction arrow will point to magnetic north.

Determination of true north

Because the location of true, true north does not coincide with the location of the magnetic pole, you must enter a correction for declination.

Remember! East declination of X degrees means that the magnetic pole is located to the east of the geographic one. To determine true north, first rotate the compass frame so that north on the compass dial matches the direction arrow mark. Now correct for the declination, rotate the dial by the value of the declination angle (eg for east declination 10 set to 340).

Orient the compass so that the north end of the needle points north, i.e. as usual. All. The direction arrow (compass finder) points to true north.

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