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Worksheet 394 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 044°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. The steering compass reads 229°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. The steering compass reads 041°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. You are steering 075° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 332°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. A magnetic course of 286°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  

  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. The course laid off on the chart is 190°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
1Compass course: 028 °C
No. 394001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 234 °M
No. 394002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 041 °M
No. 394003 (worked solution)
4True course: 069 °T
No. 394004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 327 °M
No. 394005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 286 °C
No. 394006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 053 °C
No. 394007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 203 °C
No. 394008 (worked solution)