Worksheet 59 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A bearing on the chart is 025°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 028°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 296° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The course laid off on the chart is 262°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
The steering compass reads 274°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 025°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A magnetic course of 099°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
The course laid off on the chart is 287°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: 015 °M | No. 59001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 023 °C | No. 59002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 314 °T | No. 59003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 274 °C | No. 59004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic heading: 270 °M | No. 59005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Magnetic heading: 029 °M | No. 59006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Compass course: 096 °C | No. 59007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 299 °C | No. 59008 (worked solution) |