Worksheet 487 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A magnetic course of 157°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 steering compass reads 355°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 075°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A magnetic course of 064°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 152°T. 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 335°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 017°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The course laid off on the chart is 343°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. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 160 °C | No. 487001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic heading: 351 °M | No. 487002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Magnetic heading: 079 °M | No. 487003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 068 °C | No. 487004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Compass course: 147 °C | No. 487005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Compass course: 350 °C | No. 487006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 015 °M | No. 487007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 346 °C | No. 487008 (worked solution) |