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Worksheet 330 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 050°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. A bearing on the chart is 278°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  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 287°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  

  4. The steering compass reads 139°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. The steering compass reads 328°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  6. The course laid off on the chart is 332°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  7. You are steering 077° 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 course laid off on the chart is 330°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
1Magnetic heading: 052 °M
No. 330001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic bearing: 281 °M
No. 330002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 284 °M
No. 330003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 140 °M
No. 330004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 324 °M
No. 330005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 322 °C
No. 330006 (worked solution)
7True course: 080 °T
No. 330007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 332 °C
No. 330008 (worked solution)