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Worksheet 274 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 137°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 351°T. 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 104°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. A bearing on the chart is 214°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  

  5. You are steering 222° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. The steering compass reads 089°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 341°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  8. The steering compass reads 037°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 132 °M
No. 274001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 000 °C
No. 274002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 099 °C
No. 274003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 218 °M
No. 274004 (worked solution)
5True course: 224 °T
No. 274005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 090 °M
No. 274006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 345 °C
No. 274007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 039 °M
No. 274008 (worked solution)