Worksheet 296 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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A magnetic course of 062°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
The steering compass reads 031°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 016° 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 275°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
You are steering 024° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

True course: ________ °T
A magnetic course of 095°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 155°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 steering compass reads 278°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M

Answer key

No.	Answers	Problem
1	Compass course: 064 °C	No. 296001 (worked solution)
2	Magnetic heading: 025 °M	No. 296002 (worked solution)
3	True course: 023 °T	No. 296003 (worked solution)
4	Magnetic bearing: 287 °M	No. 296004 (worked solution)
5	True course: 037 °T	No. 296005 (worked solution)
6	Compass course: 094 °C	No. 296006 (worked solution)
7	Magnetic bearing: 165 °M	No. 296007 (worked solution)
8	Magnetic heading: 278 °M	No. 296008 (worked solution)