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Worksheet 337 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. You are steering 246° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 021°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 330°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. You are steering 149° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. The steering compass reads 065°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 307°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. A bearing on the chart is 279°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  

  8. The course laid off on the chart is 014°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
1True course: 254 °T
No. 337001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 016 °C
No. 337002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 332 °M
No. 337003 (worked solution)
4True course: 155 °T
No. 337004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 067 °M
No. 337005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 314 °M
No. 337006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 294 °M
No. 337007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 028 °C
No. 337008 (worked solution)