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Worksheet 42 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 066°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 001°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 magnetic course of 230°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  

  4. The course laid off on the chart is 170°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 027°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. The course laid off on the chart is 254°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 steering compass reads 203°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 014°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: 064 °C
No. 42001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 349 °C
No. 42002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 232 °C
No. 42003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 165 °C
No. 42004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 019 °M
No. 42005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 260 °C
No. 42006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 203 °M
No. 42007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 017 °M
No. 42008 (worked solution)