Heading and track (A to B) 1 – True North 2 – Heading, the direction the vessel is "pointing towards" 3 – Magnetic north, which differs from true north by the magnetic variation. 4 – Compass north, including a two-part error; the magnetic variation (6) and the ship's own magnetic field (5) 5 – Magnetic deviation, caused by vessel's magnetic field. 6 – Magnetic variation, caused by variations in Earth's magnetic field. 7 – Compass heading or compass course, before correction for magnetic deviation or magnetic variation. 8 – Magnetic heading, the compass heading corrected for magnetic deviation but not magnetic variation; thus, the heading reliative to magnetic north. 9, 10 – Effects of crosswind and tidal current, causing the vessel's track to differ from its heading. A, B – Vessel's track.
The path that a vessel follows over the ground is called a ground track, course made good or course over the ground.[1] For an aircraft it is simply its track.[3] The intended track is a route. For ships and aircraft, routes are typically straight-line segments between waypoints. A navigator determines the bearing (the compass direction from the craft's current position) of the next waypoint. Because water currents or wind can cause a craft to drift off course, a navigator sets a course to steer that compensates for drift. The helmsman or pilot points the craft on a heading that corresponds to the course to steer. If the predicted drift is correct, then the craft's track will correspond to the planned course to the next waypoint.[1][3] Course directions are specified in degrees from north, either true or magnetic. In aviation, north is usually expressed as 360°.[4] Navigators used ordinal directions, instead of compass degrees, e.g. "northeast" instead of 45° until the mid-20th century when the use of degrees became prevalent.[5]
^Michael Nolan (2010). Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control. Cengage Learning. p. 201. ISBN978-1-4354-8272-2. For example, a runway heading north would have a magnetic heading of 360°.
^Rousmaniere, John; Smith, Mark (1999). The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Third Edition: Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated. Simon and Schuster. p. 234. ISBN9780684854205.
External linksEdit
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
glossary
October 21, 2023
course, navigation, navigation, course, watercraft, aircraft, cardinal, direction, which, craft, steered, course, distinguished, from, heading, which, direction, where, watercraft, aircraft, nose, pointed, instruments, used, plot, course, nautical, aeronautica. In navigation the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be steered The course is to be distinguished from the heading which is the direction where the watercraft s bow or the aircraft s nose is pointed 1 2 3 Instruments used to plot a course on a nautical or aeronautical chart Contents 1 Course track route and heading 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCourse track route and heading Edit nbsp nbsp True heading left and magnetic heading right nbsp Heading and track A to B 1 True North 2 Heading the direction the vessel is pointing towards 3 Magnetic north which differs from true north by the magnetic variation 4 Compass north including a two part error the magnetic variation 6 and the ship s own magnetic field 5 5 Magnetic deviation caused by vessel s magnetic field 6 Magnetic variation caused by variations in Earth s magnetic field 7 Compass heading or compass course before correction for magnetic deviation or magnetic variation 8 Magnetic heading the compass heading corrected for magnetic deviation but not magnetic variation thus the heading reliative to magnetic north 9 10 Effects of crosswind and tidal current causing the vessel s track to differ from its heading A B Vessel s track The path that a vessel follows over the ground is called a ground track course made good or course over the ground 1 For an aircraft it is simply its track 3 The intended track is a route For ships and aircraft routes are typically straight line segments between waypoints A navigator determines the bearing the compass direction from the craft s current position of the next waypoint Because water currents or wind can cause a craft to drift off course a navigator sets a course to steer that compensates for drift The helmsman or pilot points the craft on a heading that corresponds to the course to steer If the predicted drift is correct then the craft s track will correspond to the planned course to the next waypoint 1 3 Course directions are specified in degrees from north either true or magnetic In aviation north is usually expressed as 360 4 Navigators used ordinal directions instead of compass degrees e g northeast instead of 45 until the mid 20th century when the use of degrees became prevalent 5 See also Edit nbsp Geography portalAcronyms and abbreviations in avionics Bearing navigation Breton plotter E6B Great circle Ground track Navigation Navigation room Rhumb lineReferences Edit a b c Bartlett Tim 2008 Adlard Coles Book of Navigations Adlard Coles p 176 ISBN 978 0713689396 Husick Charles B 2009 Chapman Piloting Seamanship and Small Boat Handling Sterling Publishing Company Inc p 927 ISBN 9781588167446 a b c Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2016 09 25 Pilot s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA H 8083 25B Ravenio Books Michael Nolan 2010 Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control Cengage Learning p 201 ISBN 978 1 4354 8272 2 For example a runway heading north would have a magnetic heading of 360 Rousmaniere John Smith Mark 1999 The Annapolis Book of Seamanship Third Edition Completely Revised Expanded and Updated Simon and Schuster p 234 ISBN 9780684854205 External links EditPilot s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge glossary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Course navigation amp oldid 1167723453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
