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