Marina Board Exam: A gyro compass error in which damping is accompanied by offsetting the point of application of the force from a mercury ballistic is known as__________.

A gyro compass error in which damping is accompanied by offsetting the point of application of the force from a mercury ballistic is known as__________. 


A. tangent latitude error 
B. quadrantal error 
C. damping error 
D. ballistic error 

Answer:   A. tangent latitude error