The captain of a ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean has to travel in the north direction to reach the near est port. He finds that the magnetic declination of the present position of the ship is 5°22' East. Br What is meant by magnetic declination ?

The captain of a ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean has to travel in the north direction to reach the near est port. He finds that the magnetic declination of the present position of the ship is 5°22' East. Br The captain has a magnetic compass needle with him. By how much angle and in which direction should he deviate his ship from the north direc tion pointed by the magnetic compass needle to reach the port?