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Worksheet 12 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 299°T. 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 182° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. You are steering 182° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  4. A bearing on the chart is 181°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 096° 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 001°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. A bearing on the chart is 166°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 286°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: 303 °C
No. 12001 (worked solution)
2True course: 195 °T
No. 12002 (worked solution)
3True course: 186 °T
No. 12003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 182 °M
No. 12004 (worked solution)
5True course: 114 °T
No. 12005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 011 °M
No. 12006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 159 °M
No. 12007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 268 °C
No. 12008 (worked solution)