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Worksheet 40 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A bearing on the chart is 087°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  

  2. A bearing on the chart is 079°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 137°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 329°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. You are steering 007° 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 323°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 091°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 steering compass reads 225°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic bearing: 072 °M
No. 40001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic bearing: 073 °M
No. 40002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 139 °M
No. 40003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 331 °M
No. 40004 (worked solution)
5True course: 013 °T
No. 40005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 318 °C
No. 40006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 083 °C
No. 40007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 229 °M
No. 40008 (worked solution)