The direction is shown on a two-word display screen. Which term completes this description?

The direction is shown on a two-word display screen. Which term completes this description?

• A. Bearing Dial
• B. Signal Needle
• C. Compass Rose
• D. Data Readout

Answer: (B)

Direction readouts on many marine displays are shown with a pointer that moves to indicate the bearing. A signal needle acts as that visual indicator on a screen, giving an immediate sense of which way to steer or where a signal is coming from. This makes it the best fit for a description where a direction is shown on a two-word display screen. In contrast, a bearing dial is a circular readout using a dial and numbers rather than a moving needle; a compass rose is a static map-like graphic of directions, and a data readout provides numeric values rather than a directional pointer.

Direction readouts on many marine displays are shown with a pointer that moves to indicate the bearing. A signal needle acts as that visual indicator on a screen, giving an immediate sense of which way to steer or where a signal is coming from. This makes it the best fit for a description where a direction is shown on a two-word display screen. In contrast, a bearing dial is a circular readout using a dial and numbers rather than a moving needle; a compass rose is a static map-like graphic of directions, and a data readout provides numeric values rather than a directional pointer.