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A '''bearing''' is a common way to describe a specific direction in [[space]] in relation to a [[starship]].
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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'')
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It was also used to describe a direction in [[subspace]]. ({{VOY|Eye of the Needle}})
   
 
== Uses ==
  
== Uses ==
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Bearings were used when defining the direction at which another object in space was located in relation to the ship or when the ship made a course correction in its current [[heading]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}) Bearings have also been used by [[away team]]s on the surface of a planet to indicate a direction. ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
 
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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}})
   
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The [[Picard Maneuver]] included a [[sensor]] bearing. ({{TNG|The Battle}})
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Bearings are given in a combination of two 360-degree angles:
  
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* "''111-mark-14.''" ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
 
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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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* "''341-mark-20. Range 12 [[kilometer]]s.''" ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}})
  
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* "''320 degrees-mark-2.''" ({{film|11}})
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* Mark-73.5 ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
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* "''240 degrees-mark-6, [[port]].''" ({{film|6}})
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* 0-mark-4 ({{VOY|Once Upon a Time}})
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* "''123 degrees-mark-18. Range 90 thousand kilometres.''" ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
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* 001-mark-.03 ({{TNG|Sins of The Father}})
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* 004-mark-009 ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
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* 05-mark-231 ({{TNG|The Emissary}})
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* 010-mark-271 ({{TNG|Identity Crisis}})
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* 010-mark-273 ({{TNG|Reunion}})
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* 012-mark-6 ({{VOY|Thirty Days}})
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* 013-mark-015 ({{TNG|Suddenly Human}})
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* 017-mark-346 ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
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* 019.73-mark-62.32 ({{PIC|Vox}})
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* 23-mark-217 ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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* 067-mark-24 ({{VOY|Ex Post Facto}})
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* 102-mark-4 ({{TNG|Face Of The Enemy}})
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* 111-mark-14 ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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* 123 degrees-mark-18 ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
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* 125-mark-21 ({{VOY|Prime Factors}})
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* 162 mark-7 ({{VOY|Message in a Bottle}})
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* 180-mark-0 ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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* 187-mark-025 ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
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* 219-mark-[[47]] ({{VOY|Resistance}})
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* 235-point-7 ({{TNG|Haven}})
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* 240 degrees-mark-6, [[port]] ({{film|6}})
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* 316-mark-4 ({{film|2}})
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* 320 degrees-mark-2 ({{film|11}})
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* 358-mark-269 ({{DIS|The Vulcan Hello}})
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On a planet, bearings were also given in one or two 360-degree angles, with various other information. For example:
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* 300-mark-7 ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
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* 94-mark-7, angle of elevation 6 degrees. ({{TOS|Obsession}})
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* About 11 [[mile]]s, bearing 121 from the mining company. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}})
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* 283 degrees. 15.2 kilometers. ({{film|4}})
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* 327 degrees. Distance 600 [[nautical mile|nautical]]. ({{film|4}})
   
 
== Appendices ==
  
== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
  
=== Background information ===
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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]]'' (pg. 36).
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The first use of the term bearing to indicate a direction occurred in {{s|TOS}} 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.
   
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=== Deleted references ===
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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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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]].
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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 ===
 
* {{wikipedia|Bearing (navigation)}}
  
* {{wikipedia|Bearing (navigation)}}
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 14 April 2023

Hnd

360-degree axes

Tactical analysis sierra vi

Romulan scoutship at relative bearing 270/mark 014

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)

It was also used to describe a direction in subspace. (VOY: "Eye of the Needle")

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:

Appendices

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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