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From: Pierre Boucher (no email)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2005 - 09:07:43 EST
Bill wrote :
> My premises:
>
> Bearing is the direction (cardinal angle) between the observer's north and
> the object, true or magnetic. That being clockwise, 0 to 360 or 0 to
> 359.xxx.
>
> Relative bearing is the angle between the bow end of the lubberline and the
> object, clockwise, 0 to 359,xxxd (or 0 to 360d, depending on your religion
> ;-)
Or 0 to 180 on the starboard and 0 to 180 on the port
> My example, by the book:
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> Course 2d true, object and shoreline to port
> First bearing 295d true, difference 293 d
> Second bearing, 245d true, difference 243d
293d or 67d on the port side
243d or 117d on the port side
Pierre Boucher
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