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Worksheet 5 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. 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  

  2. A magnetic course of 172°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  

  3. You are steering 186° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  4. The steering compass reads 060°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 004°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  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 123°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  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 293°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. A magnetic course of 109°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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 152 °C
No. 5001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 171 °C
No. 5002 (worked solution)
3True course: 201 °T
No. 5003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic heading: 062 °M
No. 5004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 008 °M
No. 5005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 131 °M
No. 5006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 288 °M
No. 5007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 111 °C
No. 5008 (worked solution)