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Worksheet 745 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The course laid off on the chart is 340°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  2. The steering compass reads 300°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 075°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. The course laid off on the chart is 330°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  5. The course laid off on the chart is 141°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  6. The steering compass reads 244°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  7. The steering compass reads 287°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 191°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
1Compass course: 323 °C
No. 745001 (worked solution)
2Magnetic heading: 303 °M
No. 745002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 068 °M
No. 745003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 328 °C
No. 745004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 144 °C
No. 745005 (worked solution)
6Magnetic heading: 249 °M
No. 745006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic heading: 289 °M
No. 745007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 183 °C
No. 745008 (worked solution)