🔍 Key Concepts
• Relative bearing is measured from your ship’s bow, clockwise, 000°–360°
• "Broad on the quarter" is a specific traditional bearing term between the beam and directly astern
• Difference between starboard beam, starboard quarter, and broad on the quarter
💭 Think About
• First, picture the ship’s heading as 000° relative and mark where 090°, 135°, 180°, etc., would be around you
• Decide which angle range covers the starboard beam, which covers the starboard quarter, and then where “broad on” that quarter would fall
• Eliminate any options that would clearly be on the port side or ahead of the beam
✅ Before You Answer
• Confirm that starboard means to the right of the bow (clockwise from 000° relative)
• Confirm that any bearing on the quarter must be aft of the beam but forward of dead astern
• Check which of the listed angles best matches a position described as broad on the starboard quarter, not fine or dead on the quarter