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Worksheet 122 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 343°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 291° 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 magnetic course of 074°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 292°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. A magnetic course of 175°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  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 191°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 steering compass reads 085°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  8. The steering compass reads 297°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 356 °C
No. 122001 (worked solution)
2True course: 293 °T
No. 122002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 070 °C
No. 122003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 284 °C
No. 122004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 170 °C
No. 122005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 177 °M
No. 122006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 082 °M
No. 122007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 296 °M
No. 122008 (worked solution)