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BACK BEARING [2 records]

Record 1 2014-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Ship Piloting
DEF

A bearing along the reverse direction of a line.

CONT

Using your compass, take your bearing of one of the known positions and mark it down. Repeat this operation until all bearings have been taken. Change these forward bearings to reciprocal or back bearings by adding or substracting 180 degrees. These bearings will be magnetic bearings.

OBS

reciprocal bearing: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Pilotage des navires
CONT

Pour obtenir l'azimut inverse [...] d'une ligne, il faut lui ajouter ou lui retrancher 180° sans oublier de tenir compte de la convergence des méridiens.

OBS

relèvement inverse : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Pilotaje de buques
CONT

Azimut inverso: es lo inverso del azimut, es decir, si el azimut de una línea es menor de 180º, se debe sumar 180º para encontrar el azimut inverso. Si es mayor a 180º se le deben restar 180º.

OBS

marcación inversa: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
OBS

stocks-41.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par rail
OBS

coussinet arrière : terme uniformisé par le Canadien Pacifique.

OBS

turbocompresseur.

Spanish

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