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Worksheet 118 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. You are steering 115° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 031°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 289°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 bearing on the chart is 109°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  

  5. You are steering 249° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 072°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  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 008°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  8. A bearing on the chart is 036°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
1True course: 111 °T
No. 118001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 023 °C
No. 118002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 302 °M
No. 118003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 104 °M
No. 118004 (worked solution)
5True course: 253 °T
No. 118005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 085 °M
No. 118006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 008 °C
No. 118007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 040 °M
No. 118008 (worked solution)