Bearing

[Scarredclown]

Sorry for that very noob question... When one of my crew spot a ship and says 'bearing 220' does it mean that the ship is at 220 from my 0 degree angle or the north ?:oops:

[Jonesy]

220 degrees from your boat's bearing.

[razark]

The reported bearings are relative to your boat.

The good news is that everything that gives you a bearing is also relative to your boat. If you have a contact reported at 220 degrees, and you swing your binoculars to 220, you're looking at him. If you put the periscope on 220, there he is. If you put the sonar or radar on 220 degrees, you'll pick him up.

[fireftr18]

Your "heading" is the compass direction your boat is heading. Your "bearing" is a direction, in degrees, relative to your bow. Your bow is 0 degrees. Your stern is 180 degrees.

[Scarredclown]

Thx its much clearer now !