Worksheet 172 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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The course laid off on the chart is 199°T. 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 339°T. 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 021°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
You are steering 115° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A bearing on the chart is 173°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 118°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 000° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A bearing on the chart is 109°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. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 187 °C | No. 172001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 341 °C | No. 172002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Magnetic bearing: 030 °M | No. 172003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | True course: 110 °T | No. 172004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic bearing: 183 °M | No. 172005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Magnetic heading: 118 °M | No. 172006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | True course: 346 °T | No. 172007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic bearing: 108 °M | No. 172008 (worked solution) |