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'''Relative Bearing''' is the direction to an object from a ship, expressed in relation to the heading of one's [[Own Ship|own ship]]. Sometimes the ambiguous term [[Bearing]] is used when relative bearing is the intended meaning, but more often this shorthand expression means [[Compass Bearing|"compass bearing"]]. ==Units of Measure== This was expressed either in degrees or in [[Compass Points|compass points]]. Relative bearings in degrees might be expressed in the range -179 to 180 (0 being dead ahead, and 90 being directly to [[Starboard|starboard]]), or in the range 0 to 180, with a qualifying prefix of "[[Red|red]]" for objects to [[Port|port]] and "[[Green|green]]" for starboard, e.g., "Train guns Green 50". Relative bearings in compass points would generally be expressed with "to port" or "to starboard", e.g., "Enemy 3 points to port". Sometimes, the direction would be relative not to the bow but to other cardinal point (most often a [[Beam|beam]]), e.g., "Enemy 2 points abaft the port beam." ==See Also== * [[Compass Bearing]] ==Footnotes== <small> <references/> </small> ==Bibliography== <small> </small> [[Category:Fire Control]]

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