Worksheet 655 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A magnetic course of 144°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
A magnetic course of 323°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 332° 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 135°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 314° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
You are steering 000° 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 150°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 270°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 145 °C | No. 655001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 322 °C | No. 655002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 319 °T | No. 655003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Magnetic heading: 133 °M | No. 655004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | True course: 305 °T | No. 655005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 001 °T | No. 655006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Compass course: 159 °C | No. 655007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic heading: 266 °M | No. 655008 (worked solution) |