- BEARING -

 The Bearing

The true bearing to a point is the angle measured in degrees in a clockwise direction from the north line.  We will refer to the true bearing simply as the bearing.

For example, the bearing of point P is 065º which is the number of degrees in the angle measured in a clockwise direction from the north line to the line joining the centre of the compass at O with the point P (i.e. OP).

The bearing of point Q is 300º which is the number of degrees in the angle measured in a clockwise direction from the north line to the line joining the centre of the compass at O with the point Q (i.e. OQ).

The rule of bearing 1) bearing is measured from the north. 2) bearing is measured in a clockwise direction. 3) bearing is written as a 3-digit number. A bearing is used to represent the direction of one point relative to another point. For example, the bearing of A from B is 065º.  The bearing of B from A is 245º.