It is customary in merchant vessels to have the compasses adjusted while the ship is in port.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Have it adjusted by an expert on shore.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
The same equipment is not equally good for all classes of work, as the machinery must be designed and adjusted for the particular kind of stock to be used.
"Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery"
Howard & Bullough American Machine Company, Ltd.