What Is The Difference Between A Compass Heading And A Compass Bearin

1.	What Is The Difference Between A Compass Heading And A Compass Bearing?
Answer» Heading indicates the DIRECTION the ship/aircraft/vehicle you are in is moving. Bearing is normally used to INDICATE the direction something else is relative to you. The ship was heading 085 and maintaining a station on the carrier at two miles and a bearing of 200 from the carrier. This is often the case where a ship or airplane is "pointed" on a bearing ACROSS the WIND or current and "moving" on a heading that is the NATURAL consequence of the combined forces on the hull.

What Is The Difference Between A Compass Heading And A Compass Bearing?

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Heading indicates the DIRECTION the ship/aircraft/vehicle you are in is moving.
Bearing is normally used to INDICATE the direction something else is relative to you.
The ship was heading 085 and maintaining a station on the carrier at two miles and a bearing of 200 from the carrier.
This is often the case where a ship or airplane is "pointed" on a bearing ACROSS the WIND or current and "moving" on a heading that is the NATURAL consequence of the combined forces on the hull.