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Worksheet 425 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 043°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  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 088°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 177°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. A bearing on the chart is 328°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  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 197°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 308°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 344°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 015°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: 038 °C
No. 425001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 070 °C
No. 425002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 185 °M
No. 425003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 326 °M
No. 425004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 199 °C
No. 425005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 310 °M
No. 425006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 358 °C
No. 425007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 012 °M
No. 425008 (worked solution)