Worksheet 546 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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You are steering 349° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A magnetic course of 295°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 104° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A bearing on the chart is 135°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
You are steering 150° 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 079°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 083°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 158°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
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | True course: 340 °T | No. 546001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 292 °C | No. 546002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 113 °T | No. 546003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Magnetic bearing: 136 °M | No. 546004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | True course: 165 °T | No. 546005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Magnetic heading: 085 °M | No. 546006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 081 °M | No. 546007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic bearing: 172 °M | No. 546008 (worked solution) |