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COMPASS USE FOR DIVERS
ABOVE WATER
- Sighting a compass bearing
Hold the compass so that the compass is in a
horizontal position and the direction line points
away from you. Turn with the compass until the
direction line points at your destination, then
turn the direction ring until the magnetic North
needle is aligned between the direction slit
marks. The index mark, or on the SK-7 com-
pass the front end of the direction line, shows
your compass bearing, and as long as the
North needle is aligned between the slit marks,
the direction line points toward your destination.
If the compass has a side-reading window, you
can also take a bearing by directing the com-
pass towards the destination and by reading
the compass bearing from the side window.
This bearing can be memorized by turning the
direction ring to that bearing.
- Obtaining a bearing from a map
Place the compass on the map, the direction
line pointing from your point of departure to
your destination. If necessary, use a ruler to
connect the two points, and hold the compass
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