How to work out Three Figure Bearings

 

In this hub we will be looking at three figure bearings.

 

(True bearings)

 

The true bearing of a point is the angle measured in degrees,

 

in a clockwise direction from the North Line.

 

The true bearing will be referred to simply as the “bearing”

 

 

The four main directions of a compass are known as the cardinal points.

 

 

 

Where the NE, NW, SE and SW would be referred to as the half cardinal points.

 

 

 

The North represents                0⁰ or 360⁰

The East represents                      90⁰

The South represents                  180⁰

The West represents                    270⁰

 

 

 

 

 Below is the various steps to answering Example 3