FORM 4 : BEARING

1. TOPIC : BEARING
(CHAPTER 8)
TYPES OF COMPASSES
COMMONLY USED

2. NAVIGATION
TOURISM AGRICULTURE
SPORT
SCUBA DIVING
BEARING AND THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OUR DAILY LIFE
TRAVELLING

3. NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EAST

4. NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EAST
NORTH-EAST
SOUTH-EASTSOUTH-WEST
NORTH-WEST

5. # is measured in a clockwise
direction from the north.
# is written in three-digit
number, from 000o
to 360o
BEARING

6. NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EAST
NORTH-EAST
SOUTH-EAST
SOUTH-WEST
NORTH-WEST
[ 2250
]
[ 0900
]
[ 0450
]
[ 0000
]
[ 1800
]
[ 1350
]
[ 3150
]
[ 2700
]
[ 3600
]
Stating the compass angle

7. EXAMPLE
When the bearing of point B from
point A 0700,the bearing of point A
from point B can be find.
U
Bearing is measured
from north to the line
AB at point A
700

8. U
Find the bearing of point A from point B
700
U
Answer :
……..?
2500
700

9. ·
·A
B
U
115o
The Bearing of point A
from point B is 115o
.
Find the bearing of point B
from point A.
295o
U
(3600
–
650
)
65º

10. Solving Problem involving Bearing
In the diagram, points P, Q and R are on the horizontal
ground.
R is due north of P. The bearing of Q from R is 148°.
Find the bearing of P from Q
A.032° C. 148°
A.116° D. 212°
P
Q
R
North
148°.

11. Nort
h
N
P
M
In the diagram above, points M, N and P are on the horizontal
plane. The bearing of P from M is 014°. Find the bearing of M from
N
250°
560
GUIDED EXAMPLE