Worksheet 200 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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The steering compass reads 020°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 359°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A magnetic course of 220°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
A bearing on the chart is 100°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 142° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

True course: ________ °T
You are steering 357° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

True course: ________ °T
The course laid off on the chart is 145°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 113°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	Magnetic heading: 015 °M	No. 200001 (worked solution)
2	Magnetic heading: 002 °M	No. 200002 (worked solution)
3	Compass course: 220 °C	No. 200003 (worked solution)
4	Magnetic bearing: 089 °M	No. 200004 (worked solution)
5	True course: 135 °T	No. 200005 (worked solution)
6	True course: 350 °T	No. 200006 (worked solution)
7	Compass course: 127 °C	No. 200007 (worked solution)
8	Magnetic bearing: 125 °M	No. 200008 (worked solution)