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Worksheet 218 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 160°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. The course laid off on the chart is 106°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 101°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. A magnetic course of 295°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. A bearing on the chart is 134°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  

  6. The steering compass reads 175°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. You are steering 213° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  8. The course laid off on the chart is 084°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
1Compass course: 161 °C
No. 218001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 113 °C
No. 218002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 104 °M
No. 218003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 294 °C
No. 218004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 123 °M
No. 218005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 173 °M
No. 218006 (worked solution)
7True course: 220 °T
No. 218007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 092 °C
No. 218008 (worked solution)