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Worksheet 19 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. You are steering 029° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 102°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. The steering compass reads 117°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. You are steering 085° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. You are steering 031° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 187°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  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 229°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  8. The steering compass reads 081°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1True course: 029 °T
No. 19001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 094 °C
No. 19002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 112 °M
No. 19003 (worked solution)
4True course: 090 °T
No. 19004 (worked solution)
5True course: 033 °T
No. 19005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 188 °M
No. 19006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 244 °C
No. 19007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 081 °M
No. 19008 (worked solution)