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Worksheet 320 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 057°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  

  2. You are steering 335° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. A magnetic course of 282°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 088°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 249° 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 064°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. You are steering 201° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  8. A magnetic course of 049°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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 054 °C
No. 320001 (worked solution)
2True course: 342 °T
No. 320002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 279 °C
No. 320003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 090 °M
No. 320004 (worked solution)
5True course: 251 °T
No. 320005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 063 °M
No. 320006 (worked solution)
7True course: 190 °T
No. 320007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 046 °C
No. 320008 (worked solution)