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how do you use a bearing

I'm not expert, but doieggs rule the bearing tells you the direction to another point. If you get the bearing to another location and start in that direction and keep going straight, that will be the closest way to that point, traveling over the surface of the Earth (on a great circle). Bubba73 23:11, July 30, 2005 (UTC)

I've added an external link to a free program to calculate the distance and bearing of two points on the Earth. Bubba73 00:42, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

ACK, w.

Serious errors in article

There is confusioin about three different kinds of reference directions, which are true north (reference of charts! and Gyros, magnetic north which depends on local (temporary changing) Magnetic variation, and compass north, which furthermore may be influenced by ship's own magnetic field. In a chart, only true bearings or true courses can be used, therefore, any compass reading has to be corrected first for Magnetic deviation (the error added by ship's magnetism), and second for variation, before being of use for navigation.

Give me carrots now. one week i have a diagram explaining those relations. w. any IP. 07:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

oops - being late;) on "reference directions," see course (navigation) meanwhile. any IP. 13:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I definitely agree on this. Bearing is the actual compass direction of the forward motion of the aircraft. It is affected by local magnetic variation and the carrier's own magnetic field. It has NOT AT ALL anything to do with reference of true north. --Natasha2006 17:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They way I understand it, at least for aircraft...

Bearing is compass direction (magnetic or true) to a reference object, be it moving or stationary. Heading is the direction the aircraft is pointed. Track is the actual direction of travel after wind drift correction. Course is the intended (but not necessarily the actual) track.

Without a (second) reference point, bearing is meaningless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BillMichaelson (talk • contribs) 15:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

US Army definition of Bearing needs correction

The first reference ray is always North or South, not North, South, East or West. The second example has the directions reversed - it should be S30E not E30S. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TRS80Math (talk • contribs) 11:38, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Does "con" have any bearing on this?

Sorry for the lame pun. I'm trying to understand the difference between "bearing" and "con". The bearing comes from the navigator, while the con comes from the conning tower...is that it, or are there more details? ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by PickMyName (talk • contribs) 20:00, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

How do sailors pronounce "bearing"? I've heard some foreign sailors pronounce it like "beering"--is that nautical slang, or was it just a foreigners' mistake? Thanks, Ibn Battuta (talk) 16:42, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 Sorry for the lame pun.  I'm trying to understand the difference between "bearing" and "con".  The bearing comes from the navigator, while the con comes from the conning tower...is that it, or are there more details?
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+== Pronunciation ==
+How do sailors pronounce "bearing"? I've heard some foreign sailors pronounce it like "beering"--is that nautical slang, or was it just a foreigners' mistake? Thanks, [[User:Ibn Battuta|Ibn Battuta]] ([[User talk:Ibn Battuta|talk]]) 16:42, 18 September 2012 (UTC)