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Worksheet 36 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 349°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. A magnetic course of 172°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  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 068°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 course laid off on the chart is 114°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. You are steering 227° 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 course laid off on the chart is 056°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 050°T. 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 052°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
1Compass course: 002 °C
No. 36001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 173 °C
No. 36002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 055 °M
No. 36003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 115 °C
No. 36004 (worked solution)
5True course: 239 °T
No. 36005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 073 °C
No. 36006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 048 °C
No. 36007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 057 °M
No. 36008 (worked solution)