Worksheet 506 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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1. A magnetic course of 231°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 bearing on the chart is 089°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  

3. The steering compass reads 243°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

   Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

4. The course laid off on the chart is 018°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

   Compass course: ________ °C  

5. A bearing on the chart is 265°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. The steering compass reads 055°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

   Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

7. A bearing on the chart is 139°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. You are steering 208° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

   True course: ________ °T