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Worksheet 116 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 225°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. You are steering 221° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 257°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. You are steering 042° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 090°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  

  6. The course laid off on the chart is 316°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 202°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 220°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: 221 °C
No. 116001 (worked solution)
2True course: 223 °T
No. 116002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 269 °M
No. 116003 (worked solution)
4True course: 052 °T
No. 116004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 089 °M
No. 116005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 318 °C
No. 116006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 215 °M
No. 116007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 225 °C
No. 116008 (worked solution)