Worksheet 486 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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The course laid off on the chart is 119°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
The steering compass reads 019°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A bearing on the chart is 130°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
A bearing on the chart is 306°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
A magnetic course of 155°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
The course laid off on the chart is 348°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
The steering compass reads 171°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 074°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 106 °C | No. 486001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic heading: 017 °M | No. 486002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Magnetic bearing: 131 °M | No. 486003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Magnetic bearing: 309 °M | No. 486004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Compass course: 160 °C | No. 486005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Compass course: 356 °C | No. 486006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 169 °M | No. 486007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic heading: 069 °M | No. 486008 (worked solution) |