Worksheet 152 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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A bearing on the chart is 011°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
The steering compass reads 209°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A magnetic course of 188°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
A bearing on the chart is 162°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
A magnetic course of 009°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
The steering compass reads 356°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 334° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

True course: ________ °T
You are steering 229° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

True course: ________ °T

Answer key

No.	Answers	Problem
1	Magnetic bearing: 001 °M	No. 152001 (worked solution)
2	Magnetic heading: 205 °M	No. 152002 (worked solution)
3	Compass course: 193 °C	No. 152003 (worked solution)
4	Magnetic bearing: 167 °M	No. 152004 (worked solution)
5	Compass course: 012 °C	No. 152005 (worked solution)
6	Magnetic heading: 356 °M	No. 152006 (worked solution)
7	True course: 342 °T	No. 152007 (worked solution)
8	True course: 242 °T	No. 152008 (worked solution)