Bearings & Direction

Bearings
360/000o
N
1. Measured from North.
060o
2. In a clockwise 60o
direction. 270o W E 090o
3. Written as 3 figures.

180o
N N N
315o

W 145o E W E W E
230o 315o

230o
145 o
S S S
 Bearings
A 360 o

protractor is
used to 360/000o
measure 350 N Use your protractor
315 020o
bearings. o 045 to measure the
o o
NW bearing of each point
NE
from the centre of
290 the circle.
(Worksheet 1)
o
080
o
270o W E 090o

250 110
o o

SW SE
225 210 135
o S 160
o o
o
180o
 N
360/000o
030o
330 o

Estimate the
315 o 045o
bearing of
each aircraft
290o from the
centre of the
075o
radar
screen.
W 270o 090o E

250o
110 Air Traffic
Control o
Controller
Tower
135o
225o
170o
200o
180o
S
 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
To Find the bearing of B from A.

060o
N
B

A 1. Draw a straight line between both

points.
2. Draw a North line at A.

Worksheet 3 3. Measure the angle between.

 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
To Find the bearing of A from B. N

A 1. Draw a straight line between both

240o points.
2. Draw a North line at B.

Worksheet 3 3. Measure angle between.

 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
N

060o
N
B

How are the bearings

240 o
of A and B from each
A other related and
why?
Worksheet 3
 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
To Find the bearing of Q from P.
N

118o
1. Draw a straight line between both
points. Q
2. Draw a North line at P.

3. Measure angle between.

Worksheet 3
 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
To Find the bearing of P from Q.

N
298o
P

1. Draw a straight line between both

points. Q
2. Draw a North line at Q.

3. Measure angle between.

Worksheet 3
 Bearings
Measuring the bearing of one point from
another.
N

N
298o
P

118o

How are the bearings Q

of A and B from each
other related and
Worksheet 3 why?
 360/000
N
030

Bear ings
330

300 060
Bearings are M easured
1. From N orth
Find the b e a ring s o f the fo llo w in g : W E 090
2. Clockw ise 270
1. A fro m B 4 . M fro m N
3. U sing 3 figures 2. C fro m D 5. P fro m Q
3. T fro m S 6. V fro m W 240 120

210 150
S
180
1. 2. 3. S
A D 125o
060o
234o
B C T

5. 6
4. Q V
M

302o N 232o
P 310o W
Worksheet 4
 360/000
N
030

Bear ings
330

300 060
Bearings are M easured
1. From N orth
Find the b e a ring s o f the fo llo w in g : W E 090
2. Clockw ise 270
1. A fro m B 4 . M fro m N
3. U sing 3 figures 2. C fro m D 5. P fro m Q
3. T fro m S 6. V fro m W 240 120

210 150
S
180
1. 2. 3. S
A D

B C T

5. 6
4. Q V
M

N
P W

Worksheet 4
 Bearings

000/360o
N

270o W E 090o

180o
Worksheet 1
 My True My True
Estimated Bearin Error Estimated Bearin Error
Bearing g Bearing g
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
Total Error Total Error
Average Error Average Error

Worksheet 2 (Radar)