1. Bearings

2. Bearings 1. Measured from North. 2. In a clockwise direction.
3. Written as 3 figures. N S E W
315o
145o
230o
315o
230o
145o

3. A 360o protractor is used to measure bearings.
Use the protractor to measure the bearing of each point from the centre of the circle. N S E W
090o
360/000o
270o
180o NW NE SW SE

4. Bearings B A Measuring the bearing of one point from another.
To Find the bearing of B from A. B A
060o N
1. Draw a straight line between both points.
2. Draw a North line at A.
3. Measure the angle between.

5. An aeroplane pilot is lost in the sky
An aeroplane pilot is lost in the sky. All he knows is that he is on a bearing of 045o from Liverpool airport and 290o from Manchester airport. How can he find out whereabouts in the sky he is?
Manchester
Liverpool