Worksheet 250 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A bearing on the chart is 088°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
The course laid off on the chart is 291°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
A magnetic course of 222°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
You are steering 316° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
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
A magnetic course of 096°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 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
A magnetic course of 022°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 bearing: 103 °M | No. 250001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 277 °C | No. 250002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Compass course: 216 °C | No. 250003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | True course: 325 °T | No. 250004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic bearing: 137 °M | No. 250005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Compass course: 096 °C | No. 250006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic bearing: 183 °M | No. 250007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 025 °C | No. 250008 (worked solution) |