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== Uses ==
 
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Bearings were commonly used to define the direction at which another object or the origin of a transmission was located in [[space]], in relation to the current orientation of the ship. Bearings have also been used to indicate a direction on a [[planet]] by an [[away team]] on the surface or from the planet's [[atmosphere]]. Bearings were also used when the ship made a course correction in its current [[heading]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror|By Any Other Name}}; {{film|4}})
 
Bearings were commonly used to define the direction at which another object or the origin of a transmission was located in [[space]], in relation to the current orientation of the ship. Bearings have also been used to indicate a direction on a [[planet]] by an [[away team]] on the surface or from the planet's [[atmosphere]]. Bearings were also used when the ship made a course correction in its current [[heading]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror|By Any Other Name}}; {{film|4}})
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The [[Picard Maneuver]] included a [[sensor]] bearing. ({{TNG|The Battle}})
   
 
In space, bearings were given in one or two 360-degree angles, sometimes with one or two decimal place accuracy, with various other information. For example:
 
In space, bearings were given in one or two 360-degree angles, sometimes with one or two decimal place accuracy, with various other information. For example:
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* "''0-mark-4.''" ({{VOY|Once Upon a Time}})
 
* "''0-mark-4.''" ({{VOY|Once Upon a Time}})
 
* "''111-mark-14''" ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
 
* "''111-mark-14''" ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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* "''235-point-7''" ({{TNG|Haven}})
 
* "''316-mark-4''" ({{film|2}})
 
* "''316-mark-4''" ({{film|2}})
 
* "''Mark-73-point-5.''" ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
 
* "''Mark-73-point-5.''" ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
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* "''240 degrees-mark-6, [[port]].''" ({{film|6}})
 
* "''240 degrees-mark-6, [[port]].''" ({{film|6}})
 
* "''123 degrees-mark-18. Range 90 thousand kilometers.''" ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
 
* "''123 degrees-mark-18. Range 90 thousand kilometers.''" ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
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* 004-mark-009 ([[DS9]]: "[[Sacrifice of Angels]]")
   
 
On a planet, bearings were also given in one or two 360-degree angles, with various other information. For example:
 
On a planet, bearings were also given in one or two 360-degree angles, with various other information. For example:
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=== Background information ===
 
=== Background information ===
The first use of the term bearing to indicate a direction occurred in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Balance of Terror". The meaning of bearings has been further defined in the writer's guides and several [[reference books]], such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (pg. 36). Bearing 000-mark-0 is directly in front of the ship and bearing 180-mark-0 directly behind the ship. Coming about to bearing 090-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the right or [[starboard]]. Coming about to bearing 270-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the left or port. The second figure after the "mark" is the elevation angle. Coming about to bearing 000-mark-90 would be tilting the ship directly upwards and 000-mark-270 directly downwards.
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The first use of the term bearing to indicate a direction occurred in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Balance of Terror". The meaning of bearings has been further defined in the writer's guides and several [[reference books]], such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (p. 36). Bearing 000-mark-0 is directly in front of the ship and bearing 180-mark-0 directly behind the ship. Coming about to bearing 090-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the right or [[starboard]]. Coming about to bearing 270-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the left or port. The second figure after the "mark" is the elevation angle. Coming about to bearing 000-mark-90 would be tilting the ship directly upwards and 000-mark-270 directly downwards.
   
 
=== Deleted references ===
 
=== Deleted references ===
According to the {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/twok.txt|script}} for {{film|2}}, a second patrol formation of [[Klingon]] [[cruiser]]s approached the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} on a bearing of "''090-mark-20''" to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in the ''[[Kobayashi Maru]]'' [[Kobayashi Maru scenario|scenario]].
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According to the {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/twok.txt|script}} for {{film|2}}, a second patrol formation of [[Klingon]] [[cruiser]]s approached the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} on a bearing of "''090-mark-20''" to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in the ''[[Kobayashi Maru]]'' [[Kobayashi Maru scenario|scenario]].
   
According to the {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/tvh.txt|script}} for {{film|4}}, as the {{HMS|Bounty}} was leaving [[Earth]], [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] detected an unidentified [[aircraft]] in Earth's [[atmosphere]] at "''range 30 miles, bearing 010''".
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According to the {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/tvh.txt|script}} for {{film|4}}, as the {{HMS|Bounty}} was leaving [[Earth]], [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] detected an unidentified [[aircraft]] in Earth's [[atmosphere]] at "''range 30 miles, bearing 010''".
   
 
=== External link ===
 
=== External link ===

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A bearing, sometimes referred to as relative bearing, was a common way to describe a specific direction in relation to a starship. (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; TNG: "The Defector" display graphic)

Uses

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Bearings were commonly used to define the direction at which another object or the origin of a transmission was located in space, in relation to the current orientation of the ship. Bearings have also been used to indicate a direction on a planet by an away team on the surface or from the planet's atmosphere. Bearings were also used when the ship made a course correction in its current heading. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", "By Any Other Name"; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

The Picard Maneuver included a sensor bearing. (TNG: "The Battle")

In space, bearings were given in one or two 360-degree angles, sometimes with one or two decimal place accuracy, with various other information. For example:

On a planet, bearings were also given in one or two 360-degree angles, with various other information. For example:

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See also

Background information

The first use of the term bearing to indicate a direction occurred in Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror". The meaning of bearings has been further defined in the writer's guides and several reference books, such as Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (p. 36). Bearing 000-mark-0 is directly in front of the ship and bearing 180-mark-0 directly behind the ship. Coming about to bearing 090-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the right or starboard. Coming about to bearing 270-mark-0 would be a sharp turn to the left or port. The second figure after the "mark" is the elevation angle. Coming about to bearing 000-mark-90 would be tilting the ship directly upwards and 000-mark-270 directly downwards.

Deleted references

According to the script for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a second patrol formation of Klingon cruisers approached the USS Enterprise on a bearing of "090-mark-20" to the USS Enterprise in the Kobayashi Maru scenario.

According to the script for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, as the HMS Bounty was leaving Earth, Uhura detected an unidentified aircraft in Earth's atmosphere at "range 30 miles, bearing 010".

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