Worksheet 290 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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The steering compass reads 113°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The course laid off on the chart is 160°T. 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 037° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The course laid off on the chart is 256°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
The steering compass reads 321°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The course laid off on the chart is 277°T. 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 008° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The course laid off on the chart is 308°T. 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: 112 °M | No. 290001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 172 °C | No. 290002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 024 °T | No. 290003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 252 °C | No. 290004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic heading: 317 °M | No. 290005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Compass course: 260 °C | No. 290006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | True course: 018 °T | No. 290007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 299 °C | No. 290008 (worked solution) |