You are using a radar in which your own ship...

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You are using a radar in which your own ship is shown at the center, and the heading flash always points to 0°. If bearings are measured in relation to the flash, what type of bearings are produced?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are using a radar in which your own ship is shown at the center, and the heading flash always points to 0°. If bearings are measured in relation to the flash, what type of bearings are produced?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Relative motion displays on radar (ship at the center, heading flash at 0°) • Difference between true, magnetic, compass, and relative bearings • How bearings are measured when they are referenced to your own ship’s heading

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If 0° on the display is always your ship’s heading, are you measuring from true north, magnetic north, or from your bow? • Which bearing type is defined as the angle between your ship’s heading line and the target? • In practice on a radar like this, do you add or subtract your heading to get true or magnetic, or are you reading the angle directly from your own heading line?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option refers to bearings measured from your own ship’s heading (bow) rather than from any kind of north • Check which bearing types (true, magnetic, compass) are all ultimately referenced to some form of north • Confirm that on this radar setup, the 0° reference is not north, but your ship’s heading line

Question 1 of 27070

You are using a radar in which your own ship is shown at the center, and the heading flash always points to 0°. If bearings are measured in relation to the flash, what type of bearings are produced?

Compass

True

Magnetic

Relative