Worksheet 596 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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You are steering 244° 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 313°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 044°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
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
The steering compass reads 238°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.

Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 358° 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 074°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 153° 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.	Answers	Problem
1	True course: 241 °T	No. 596001 (worked solution)
2	Magnetic heading: 308 °M	No. 596002 (worked solution)
3	Magnetic bearing: 051 °M	No. 596003 (worked solution)
4	Magnetic heading: 348 °M	No. 596004 (worked solution)
5	Magnetic heading: 234 °M	No. 596005 (worked solution)
6	True course: 001 °T	No. 596006 (worked solution)
7	Magnetic bearing: 070 °M	No. 596007 (worked solution)
8	True course: 143 °T	No. 596008 (worked solution)