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Worksheet 595 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 014°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. The steering compass reads 049°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. A magnetic course of 086°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  

  4. A bearing on the chart is 066°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  

  5. A bearing on the chart is 227°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. A bearing on the chart is 263°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  

  7. A magnetic course of 107°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  

  8. A bearing on the chart is 019°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.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 018 °C
No. 595001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 046 °M
No. 595002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 087 °C
No. 595003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 062 °M
No. 595004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 216 °M
No. 595005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 278 °M
No. 595006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 112 °C
No. 595007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic bearing: 013 °M
No. 595008 (worked solution)