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Worksheet 592 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. A magnetic course of 123°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. The course laid off on the chart is 082°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  3. The steering compass reads 069°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 341°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 009°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 353°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 161°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  8. You are steering 166° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 127 °C
No. 592001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 090 °C
No. 592002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 072 °M
No. 592003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 322 °C
No. 592004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 021 °M
No. 592005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 358 °M
No. 592006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 169 °C
No. 592007 (worked solution)
8True course: 150 °T
No. 592008 (worked solution)