Compass Adjustment
REFLECTA/1
Page C4
Mounting & Operations Manual
Flinder´s bar
(Extra)
If ordered four cylinders (305 mm, 152 mm, 76 mm, 38 mm length, all 78 mm
∅
) are seprate included to
delivery. The Flinder´s tube is fixed to the binnacle column and in it there are four wooden spacers (280 mm,
140 mm, 70 mm, 35 mm).
The Flinder´s bar is used to correct the longitudinal field (B
2
) caused by the ship´s weak iron. The first
adjustment of Flinder´s bar on maiden voyage remains preliminary because the latitude influence cannot be
established at that time. When passing the equator at first sufficient deviation data has to be collected to allow
the final adjustment. On locally operating vessels like habour tugs or in coastal fishery a Flinder´s bar is not
necessary.
Open the Flinder´s tube by removing the upper plastic cover. For adjustment lift up tube to allow access to the
weak iron cores and the wooden spacer pieces. Loosen the tube by unscrewing the fixing screws at the upper
and lower Flinder´s bracket. Refer to the illustration below.
Lift up the Flinder´s tube
Weak iron cylinders
Wooden spacer piece
Fixing screw for tube
Fixing screw for tube
Alterations / Errors reserved
Cassens & Plath GmbH, Kompasshaus, Am Lunedeich 131, 27572 Bremerhaven, Germany, tel. +49 471 4839990, fax +49 471 48399910
www.cassens-plath.de,
