19-F Bearing Repeater Compass The azimuth compass is used to indicate the bow direction of a ship, and the ship's bow direction (bowdirection) referred to here is also known as the heading, which is determined by the electric compass andtransmitted electrically relative to the geographical north direction of the ship's bow and stern line, regardless of the installation location of the electric compass. The direction of the bow and stern lines relative to the geomagnetic north is determined by the magnetic compass and transmitted electrically, regardless of the installation location of the magnetic compass. There are two ways for the 19-F azimuth compass to indicate heading: analog (dial) display and digital display. The lighting brightness of the monitor is adjusted by the buttons on the side of the housing.