Worksheet 291 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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1. You are steering 318° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

   True course: ________ °T  

2. The course laid off on the chart is 156°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 bearing on the chart is 233°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  

4. The steering compass reads 038°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

   Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

5. The steering compass reads 004°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

   Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

6. The course laid off on the chart is 121°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

   Compass course: ________ °C  

7. The steering compass reads 108°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

   Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

8. The course laid off on the chart is 166°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

   Compass course: ________ °C