Worksheet 236 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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The steering compass reads 164°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A bearing on the chart is 048°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 158° 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 081° 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 021° 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 299° 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 080° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A magnetic course of 261°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
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetic heading: 168 °M | No. 236001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic bearing: 033 °M | No. 236002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 154 °T | No. 236003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | True course: 097 °T | No. 236004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | True course: 031 °T | No. 236005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 293 °T | No. 236006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | True course: 080 °T | No. 236007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 264 °C | No. 236008 (worked solution) |