How is a compass helpful to sailors?

Both types of compasses are incredibly useful for sailors. The directional compass (north pointing), is used for actually driving the ship to say which way you're going so you can track what you're heading towards. The mathematical compass (the on... read more

Both types of compasses are incredibly useful for sailors. The directional compass (north pointing), is used for actually driving the ship to say which way you're going so you can track what you're heading towards. read more

A compass tells sailors which direction they are going in (North, South, East, or West). This helps the sailors not to get lost and to keep on track to their destination. read more

As a sailor myself maybe I can help you to get enlightened regarding this. 1- Compass gives direction to follow since we don't have roads on high seas. It shows where is north and the rest follows. 2- There are 2 types of compass we have onboard. A- Gyro compass: It is a electronic device which shows true north with very high precision. read more