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Worksheet 325 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 287°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. The steering compass reads 030°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. A magnetic course of 307°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. The course laid off on the chart is 216°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. The steering compass reads 056°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  6. You are steering 251° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. A magnetic course of 134°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  

  8. A bearing on the chart is 319°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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 287 °M
No. 325001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 029 °M
No. 325002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 313 °C
No. 325003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 205 °C
No. 325004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 051 °M
No. 325005 (worked solution)
6True course: 244 °T
No. 325006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 128 °C
No. 325007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 315 °M
No. 325008 (worked solution)