its this i dont get;
However, if you regard that the direction that you bow points is 000 (nomatter what TRUE coarse is), this is regarded as your RELATIVE coarse. Then, if a target is 25 degrees LEFT from you bow, this means that target's RELATIVE bearing is 25 degrees LEFT. If the target is 25 degrees RIGHT from your bow, this means that target's RELATIVE bearing is 25 degrees RIGHT.
at the moment i am looking at a circular protractor with the spinning arrow in the middle, a bit like this with the numbers going in opposite directions
i can turn the arrow to see the bearing - it helps but i need to understand more of what YOU are saying !!