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Worksheet 31 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 046°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. You are steering 120° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. The steering compass reads 076°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. A magnetic course of 185°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  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 073°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  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 323°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  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 117°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 course laid off on the chart is 015°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.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 052 °C
No. 31001 (worked solution)
2True course: 127 °T
No. 31002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 081 °M
No. 31003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 186 °C
No. 31004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 061 °M
No. 31005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 338 °M
No. 31006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 121 °C
No. 31007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 007 °C
No. 31008 (worked solution)