verify directions

0a) Yes02br
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00b) maybe "to verify his course at sea."0-

0If I say like this way,02br
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00(a) The ship captain used a compass to verify the directions. 02br
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00Is that correct to say," verify the directions" ? or any other suitable words "to make sure" the "directions"?0-

0If you "verify the directions" it sounds like someone gave you directions on how to get somewhere, and then you check it against another source.02br
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00I looked at a map, but then I verified the directions with Peter. A compass cannot do that. 02br
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00At sea, you don't usually refer to your direction, but your course. You can verify the course tha

0If I'm not in the sea,but in the jungle.02br
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00 Can I say,02br
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00(a) He used a compass to verify the directions. 0-

0Hi,02br
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00I'd say that in most of these cases, it would be better and more natural to say something like 'He used a compass to01b00 navigate'02b00.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) He is using a compass to make directions now.02br
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00(b) He uses a compass to drive the ship.02br
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00(c ) He needs to use a compass.02br
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00(d) He uses a compass when he was sailing the ship. 02br
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00(e) He drives a ship using a compass.02br
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0(a) He is using a compass to make directions now. no, we don't 'make' directions.02br
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00(b) He uses a compass to drive the ship. No, we don't 'drive' ships, we sail them, and a compass doesn't do that anyway. It's like saying he uses a map to drive the car. A compass/map might help us decide where to go, but it doesn't directly drive/sail the vehicle.02br
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