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compass rose
Definição1
A small circle graduated in 360° increments, printed on navigational charts to show the amount of compass variation at different locations, or on instruments to indicate direction.
Fonte1
UNITED STATES. Federal Aviation Administration. Instrument flying handbook. [Washington, DC: U.S: FAA, 2012]. Available at: faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/FAA-H-8083-15B.pdf. Access on: 10 jul. 2026.
Definição2
The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner’s compass on which are marked the 32 points of the compass and the 360 degrees of the circle.
Fonte2
CANADÁ. Termium plus: the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank. Canadá, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng . Acesso em: 10 mar. 2022.
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 4 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aeronautical charts. 11th ed. Montreal: ICAO, 2009. (Annex 4).
Contexto
The chart shall show a compass rose orientated to the True North, or a North point, showing the magnetic variation to the nearest degree with the date of magnetic information and annual change.
Subárea1
Air Navigation
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