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Worksheet 24 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. You are steering 147° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  2. 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  

  3. A magnetic course of 083°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. You are steering 095° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 339°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. The steering compass reads 009°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. The steering compass reads 269°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  8. A bearing on the chart is 023°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.AnswersProblem
1True course: 152 °T
No. 24001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 202 °C
No. 24002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 083 °C
No. 24003 (worked solution)
4True course: 104 °T
No. 24004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 346 °C
No. 24005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 008 °M
No. 24006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 269 °M
No. 24007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 030 °M
No. 24008 (worked solution)