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Worksheet 61 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 196°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. You are steering 257° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. 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  

  4. A magnetic course of 347°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  

  5. You are steering 036° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. The course laid off on the chart is 167°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  7. A bearing on the chart is 269°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  

  8. The steering compass reads 246°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 191 °C
No. 61001 (worked solution)
2True course: 246 °T
No. 61002 (worked solution)
3True course: 166 °T
No. 61003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 347 °C
No. 61004 (worked solution)
5True course: 034 °T
No. 61005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 161 °C
No. 61006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 275 °M
No. 61007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 245 °M
No. 61008 (worked solution)