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Worksheet 260 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 060°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. A bearing on the chart is 230°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  

  3. The steering compass reads 345°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. The course laid off on the chart is 111°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 349°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. You are steering 169° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. You are steering 073° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  8. You are steering 294° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 063 °M
No. 260001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic bearing: 244 °M
No. 260002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 339 °M
No. 260003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 099 °C
No. 260004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 344 °C
No. 260005 (worked solution)
6True course: 183 °T
No. 260006 (worked solution)
7True course: 087 °T
No. 260007 (worked solution)
8True course: 285 °T
No. 260008 (worked solution)