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Worksheet 326 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 356°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 127° 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 104°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 026°T. 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 067°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. You are steering 225° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. 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  

  8. The steering compass reads 248°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 350 °C
No. 326001 (worked solution)
2True course: 115 °T
No. 326002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 108 °C
No. 326003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 029 °C
No. 326004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 069 °M
No. 326005 (worked solution)
6True course: 229 °T
No. 326006 (worked solution)
7True course: 245 °T
No. 326007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 251 °M
No. 326008 (worked solution)