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Worksheet 182 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 171°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 189°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. A magnetic course of 126°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  

  4. A magnetic course of 202°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  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 259°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. You are steering 088° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 058°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. The course laid off on the chart is 158°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 170 °M
No. 182001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 190 °C
No. 182002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 130 °C
No. 182003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 203 °C
No. 182004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 266 °C
No. 182005 (worked solution)
6True course: 090 °T
No. 182006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 054 °M
No. 182007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 153 °C
No. 182008 (worked solution)