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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}})
   
In space, bearings were given in a combination of two 360-degree angles. For example:
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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:
* "''111-mark-14.''" ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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* "''05-mark-231.''" ({{TNG|The Emissary}})
* "''341-mark-20. Range 12 [[kilometer]]s.''" ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}})
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* "''0-mark-4.''" ({{VOY|Once Upon a Time}})
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* "''111-mark-14''" ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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* "''316-mark-4''" ({{film|2}})
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* "''Mark-73-point-5.''" ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
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* "''23-mark-217. Range 31 hundred [[kilometer]]s.''" ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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* "''001-mark-point-03. Range 300 thousand kilometers.''" ({{TNG|Sins of the Father}})
 
* "''320 degrees-mark-2.''" ({{film|11}})
 
* "''320 degrees-mark-2.''" ({{film|11}})
 
* "''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}})
   
On a planet, bearings were given in one or two 360-degree angles. For example:
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On a planet, bearings were also given in one or two 360-degree angles, with various other information. For example:
 
* "''300-mark-7.''" ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
 
* "''300-mark-7.''" ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
* "About 11 [[mile]]s, bearing 121.''" ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}})
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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}})
 
* "''283 degrees. 15.2 kilometers.''" ({{film|4}})
 
* "''283 degrees. 15.2 kilometers.''" ({{film|4}})
 
* "''327 degrees. Distance 600 [[nautical mile|nautical]].''" ({{film|4}})
 
* "''327 degrees. Distance 600 [[nautical mile|nautical]].''" ({{film|4}})
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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).
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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). 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 ===
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|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]].
   
In a [[deleted scene]] from {{film|4}}, as the [[HMS Bounty|HMS ''Bounty'']] was leaving [[Earth]], [[Uhura]] detected an unidentified [[aircraft]] in Earth's atmosphere at "''range 30 [[mile]]s, bearing 010''". [http://www.st-minutiae.com/academy/literature329/tvh.txt]
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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''".
   
 
=== 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

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)

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 (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.

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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