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Worksheet 41 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. You are steering 290° 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 232°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 144°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 038°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 086°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. The steering compass reads 332°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 027°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 344°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: 288 °T
No. 41001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 221 °C
No. 41002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 143 °M
No. 41003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 032 °M
No. 41004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 105 °C
No. 41005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 330 °M
No. 41006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 034 °C
No. 41007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 342 °C
No. 41008 (worked solution)