Worksheet 16 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A bearing on the chart is 229°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 021°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 course laid off on the chart is 174°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
You are steering 147° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The steering compass reads 023°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A bearing on the chart is 261°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 course laid off on the chart is 347°T. 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 029°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetic bearing: 238 °M | No. 16001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 016 °C | No. 16002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Compass course: 181 °C | No. 16003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | True course: 138 °T | No. 16004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic heading: 024 °M | No. 16005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Magnetic bearing: 276 °M | No. 16006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Compass course: 330 °C | No. 16007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic heading: 028 °M | No. 16008 (worked solution) |