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Worksheet 66 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 160°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. A magnetic course of 292°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  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 116°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  

  4. You are steering 216° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  5. A magnetic course of 137°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  

  6. A magnetic course of 133°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  

  7. You are steering 061° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  8. The steering compass reads 005°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: 157 °C
No. 66001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 287 °C
No. 66002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 120 °M
No. 66003 (worked solution)
4True course: 212 °T
No. 66004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 137 °C
No. 66005 (worked solution)
6Compass course: 127 °C
No. 66006 (worked solution)
7True course: 073 °T
No. 66007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 009 °M
No. 66008 (worked solution)