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Worksheet 74 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 273°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 237°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. You are steering 312° 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 bearing on the chart is 313°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 095° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. You are steering 276° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. A magnetic course of 149°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  

  8. A magnetic course of 275°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  

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 270 °C
No. 74001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 237 °C
No. 74002 (worked solution)
3True course: 325 °T
No. 74003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 304 °M
No. 74004 (worked solution)
5True course: 113 °T
No. 74005 (worked solution)
6True course: 278 °T
No. 74006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 148 °C
No. 74007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 270 °C
No. 74008 (worked solution)