Navigation Using Bearings

How many degrees are there going around a compass dial?

• 180

• 300

• 360

• 4

When a map is in front of you and held the right way up, in which direction is East?

• Towards the top

• towards the right

• towards the bottom

• towards the left

What is South, in degrees?

• 180

• 270

• 360

• 90

You have taken a bearing of 210 degrees on a map (Grid bearing). You now want to use it to navigate to a point in the distance, navigating on a Magnetic Bearing. How would you calculate this? You are in Sydney, with a Declination of 13 degrees.

• 210 + 13 = 223

• 13 - 210 = 163

• 210 - 13 = 197

• 210

You have taken a line-of-sight (Magnetic) bearing of 350 degrees to a mountain peak in the distance. You want to put this on your map as a Grid bearing, so you can check your location. How would you convert this bearing? You are in the Blue Mountains, with a Declination of 13 degrees.

• 350 + 13 = 363

• 350

• 350 - 13 = 337

• 350 + 13 = 363

  363 - 360 = 3