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Worksheet 104 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 003°M is wanted. What do you steer by the steering compass?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. The steering compass reads 026°C. What is the magnetic heading?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 020°T. What is it magnetic (for a hand-bearing compass, which is taken to have no deviation)?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Magnetic bearing: ________ °M  

  4. A magnetic course of 209°M is wanted. What do you steer by the steering compass?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 340°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. The course laid off on the chart is 203°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 283°T. What is it magnetic (for a hand-bearing compass, which is taken to have no deviation)?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Magnetic bearing: ________ °M  

  8. The course laid off on the chart is 258°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

    Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

    Compass course: ________ °C  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 000 °C
No. 104001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 026 °M
No. 104002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 008 °M
No. 104003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 214 °C
No. 104004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 353 °C
No. 104005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 209 °C
No. 104006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 269 °M
No. 104007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 248 °C
No. 104008 (worked solution)