Bearing

Scarredclown · 04-11-15, 10:33 AM

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 ?

Jonesy · 04-11-15, 11:17 AM

220 degrees from your boat's bearing.

razark · 04-11-15, 12:23 PM

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 · 04-11-15, 05:54 PM

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 · 04-11-15, 10:28 PM

Thx its much clearer now !

04-11-15, 10:33 AM	#1
Scarredclown Loader Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Quebec Posts: 85 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Bearing 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 ? __________________ Sorry for my English, triyng very hard !

04-11-15, 11:17 AM	#2
Jonesy Mate Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 51 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	220 degrees from your boat's bearing. __________________ Including one way the hell out at Pearl!!

04-11-15, 12:23 PM	#3
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	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. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

04-11-15, 05:54 PM	#4
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

04-11-15, 10:28 PM	#5
Scarredclown Loader Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Quebec Posts: 85 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Thx its much clearer now ! __________________ Sorry for my English, triyng very hard !