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Worksheet 114 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 244°T. 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 356°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. A magnetic course of 304°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  

  4. The course laid off on the chart is 298°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. The steering compass reads 313°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  6. You are steering 047° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 107°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. A bearing on the chart is 205°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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 230 °C
No. 114001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 355 °M
No. 114002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 305 °C
No. 114003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 291 °C
No. 114004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 309 °M
No. 114005 (worked solution)
6True course: 046 °T
No. 114006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 118 °M
No. 114007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 202 °M
No. 114008 (worked solution)