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Parameter: head_c

Dataset: 
Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 heading
Short Description:
 heading
Official Name:
 heading
No Data Value:
Description:
 

ship's heading, in degrees

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
head_c
Supplied Units: 
degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Ship course given as compass direction to the nearest 10 degrees,
divided by 10. (e.g., a course of 180 degrees is recorded as 18).