罗盘·杰克每次领航时间为20分钟，如果一开始船员们看不到罗盘.杰克，他们常常等他出现。

Despite his name, he did not live in nearbyPelorus Sound; instead, he would often guide ships through dangerous passages of French Pass. However, some local residents familiar with his habits claim that he never went through French Pass itself.

Pelorus Jack was first seen around 1888 when it appeared in front of theschoonerBrindlewhen the ship approached French Pass, a channel located betweenD'Urville Islandand theSouth Island. When the members of the crew saw the dolphin bobbing up and down in front of the ship, they wanted to kill him, but the captain’s wife talked them out of it. To their amazement, the dolphin then proceeded to guide the ship through the narrow channel. And for years thereafter, he safely guided almost every ship that came by. With rocks and strong currents, the area is dangerous to ships, but no shipwrecks occurred when Jack was present.

Many sailors and travellers saw Pelorus Jack, and he was mentioned in local newspapers and depicted in postcards.

Pelorus Jack was shot at from a passing ship, and was later protected by a 1904 New Zealand law.

1897年，一艘远洋海船经这片海域，由于海面雾大，海底又暗礁丛生，船长艾伯特（Abbott）万分焦虑，始终不敢通过。这时右右舷的水手大叫：“看，杰克（Jack）来了，我们有救了。”大家顺着他手指的方向看去，只见杰克（Jack）从右舷快速地向着船的前方游去。船长指挥大家跟着杰克（Jack）前行，安全地驶过这片危险的海域。

之后船长把他们获救的故事写进了他的航海日志，同时也讲给身边的人听，并且称呼杰克（Jack）为“海豚天使”。从此往后杰克（Jack）也因此出现在众多媒体报道和明信片上，人们从世界各地赶来，只为一睹这只善良聪明的海豚天使。

1909年9月26日，新西兰政府通过了一道保护“Pelorus Jack”的法案，这也许是人类历史上第一部在法庭上特为一个海洋生物设立的法案。

Jack was last seen in April 1912. There were various rumours connected to his disappearance, including fears that foreign whalers might have harpooned him. However, research suggests that Pelorus Jack was an old animal; his head was white and his body pale, both indications of age, so it is likely that he died of natural causes.

杰克最后一次出现在1912年4月。有各种各样的谣言与他的失踪，包括担心外国捕鲸者可能有鱼叉刺中他。然而，研究表明，Pelorus Jac K是一只年老的动物；他的头是白的，身体是苍白的，这都是年龄的迹象，所以他很可能是自然死亡的。

Since 1989, Pelorus Jack has been used as a symbol for theInterislander, a ferry service across the Cook Strait, and is incorporated into the livery of the ships in the fleet.

自1989以来，罗盘·杰克一直被用作跨库克海峡渡船服务的国际岛民号的象征，并被纳入船队中船只的制服中。

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