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Worksheet 398 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 265°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 course laid off on the chart is 312°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. The course laid off on the chart is 268°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  4. A magnetic course of 068°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  

  5. The steering compass reads 338°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 341°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. The steering compass reads 000°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  8. The steering compass reads 100°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: 280 °C
No. 398001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 304 °C
No. 398002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 283 °C
No. 398003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 064 °C
No. 398004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 343 °M
No. 398005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 327 °M
No. 398006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 354 °M
No. 398007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 102 °M
No. 398008 (worked solution)