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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 varation (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.

Description	Course (navigation).svg Course (svg version)
Date	20080308(20080308)
Source	Original version by WolfgangW; modified and converted to SVG by ctree.
Author	Original version by WolfgangW; modified and converted to SVG by ctree.
Permission (Reusing this image)	see below
Other versions	File:Course and Bearing (Navigation).png

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current	08:58, 11 March 2008		1,072×258 (62 KB)	Ctree	({{Information \|Description=Course (svg version) \|Source=own work \|Date=20080308 \|Author=ctree \|Permission=see below \|other_versions=Course_and_Bearing_%28Navigation%29.png }} Navigational Aids)