The Compass: in the Woods and at Sea | Bearings, Back Bearings and Position Lines

A compass does exactly one thing: it holds the direction you chose when the eye has nothing to hold on to. In a forest, where an hour without a reference brings you back to your own footprints, and at sea, where there are no roads at all. Timestamps: 0:00 Channel opener 0:15 Why a compass, ashore and afloat 0:36 What a compass is made of 0:59 How to hold it 1:19 The needle does not point at the pole 1:39 Taking a bearing on a landmark 2:00 Walking the bearing 2:20 The back bearing 2:41 On a boat the compass is different 3:02 A bearing on the lighthouse 3:21 Why the line starts at the light 3:45 A position line and a fix 4:06 When there is only one object 4:27 A bearing that does not change