On Wed, 12 May 2004 08:39:04 GMT, (Karl Pollak)
wrote:

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wrote:

His GPS has an internal compass and altimeter. It will give him a
heading while standing still.

If I could pick a little nit he You can't have a heading while you are
standing still as heading is (the angle of) the direction of your travel.

In my books, the heading is the direction the boat is currently
pointing - so it is valid to speak of the heading of a stationary
vessel.

The direction of travel is the "track" or "course made good".

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