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RUMBO COMPAS [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship Piloting
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A bearing stated as a compass direction and expressed as a compass course, that is, in degrees and fractions of a degree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
OBS

relèvement : Direction d'un objet quelconque obtenue à l'aide du compas (compass bearing).

OBS

relèvement compas : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

relèvement au compas : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje de buques
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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