But if terrain association proves exceedingly difficult, Marines can use another technique called “dead reckoning” where a Marine simply stays on a magnetic compass azimuth until they reach ...

Mackay Marine said it has completed final electronics ... has acquired ChartCo’s Compass Services’ comprehensive magnetic compass business, effective October 9, 2019. This includes personnel ...

is what to look for in a quality marine compass. If you are installing a compass, the first thing you need to determine is where and how to mount it. Flush-mounted compasses, mounted horizontally on ...

BUT WHERE DO COMPASSES THEMSELVES COME FROM? IF YOU THINK NEWPORT OR MARBLEHEAD OR SOME OTHER FAMOUS BOATING VENUE, YOU ARE OFF COURSE. THE LARGEST MARINE COMPASS MANUFACTURER IN THE UNITED STATES ...

June 7, 2011: U.S. Marine Corps artillerymen have developed a solution to a growing problem; compasses confused by the growing amount of metal (like tanks and other vehicles) found in the vicinity of ...