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Worksheet 478 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 294°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. The course laid off on the chart is 053°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 steering compass reads 210°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  4. You are steering 214° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. The steering compass reads 033°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  6. The steering compass reads 149°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 212°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  

  8. 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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 300 °M
No. 478001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 048 °C
No. 478002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 213 °M
No. 478003 (worked solution)
4True course: 224 °T
No. 478004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic heading: 027 °M
No. 478005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 148 °M
No. 478006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 217 °M
No. 478007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 036 °C
No. 478008 (worked solution)