Worksheet 489 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A bearing on the chart is 097°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
The steering compass reads 031°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 123°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 300°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 005°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
You are steering 301° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The steering compass reads 290°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 323°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 | Magnetic bearing: 086 °M | No. 489001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic heading: 037 °M | No. 489002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Compass course: 123 °C | No. 489003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 306 °C | No. 489004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Compass course: 358 °C | No. 489005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 309 °T | No. 489006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 288 °M | No. 489007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 333 °C | No. 489008 (worked solution) |