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Worksheet 134 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 266°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. A magnetic course of 170°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  

  3. The course laid off on the chart is 086°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  4. The steering compass reads 065°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. A magnetic course of 101°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. The steering compass reads 357°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 231°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 319°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: 269 °C
No. 134001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 168 °C
No. 134002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 097 °C
No. 134003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 069 °M
No. 134004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 097 °C
No. 134005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 001 °M
No. 134006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 226 °M
No. 134007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 322 °M
No. 134008 (worked solution)