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Worksheet 160 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 124°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 bearing on the chart is 099°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  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 171°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  

  4. The steering compass reads 018°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 356°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. The course laid off on the chart is 296°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 341°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. You are steering 221° 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.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 120 °C
No. 160001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic bearing: 114 °M
No. 160002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 158 °M
No. 160003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 016 °M
No. 160004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 000 °C
No. 160005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 290 °C
No. 160006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 351 °M
No. 160007 (worked solution)
8True course: 226 °T
No. 160008 (worked solution)