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Worksheet 67 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 118°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. The steering compass reads 197°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  3. A bearing on the chart is 239°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. A bearing on the chart is 200°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. You are steering 137° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. A bearing on the chart is 126°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. The steering compass reads 269°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  8. The course laid off on the chart is 165°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 113 °M
No. 67001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 197 °M
No. 67002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 225 °M
No. 67003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 209 °M
No. 67004 (worked solution)
5True course: 149 °T
No. 67005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic bearing: 122 °M
No. 67006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 268 °M
No. 67007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 151 °C
No. 67008 (worked solution)