Worksheet 737 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A magnetic course of 169°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
The course laid off on the chart is 005°T. 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 347° 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 063°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 165°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
A bearing on the chart is 129°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
A magnetic course of 288°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 298° 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 | Compass course: 174 °C | No. 737001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 007 °C | No. 737002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 347 °T | No. 737003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Magnetic heading: 069 °M | No. 737004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic bearing: 172 °M | No. 737005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Magnetic bearing: 124 °M | No. 737006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Compass course: 283 °C | No. 737007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | True course: 306 °T | No. 737008 (worked solution) |