ok, but when my sonar man calls out a contact at bearing 265, that's 265 deg in relation to my boat. As the front of my boat is the 0 deg that stays constant. A stationary freighter's bearing will change as I move around it (in other owrds). That 265 that the sonar called out is in relation to the 0 deg front of my boat. Bearing is in relation to my boat, not north 0 deg. I see, however, that it makes more sense when I drag from the target to my ship rather than my ship downwards (it does not equal 225 deg if I drag 45 deg down and to the left) with the compass tool.
For compass bearing it makes sense when you drage from the targets. It would be nice to be able to rotate them however.
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