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Worksheet 749 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 160°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. You are steering 266° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  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 340° 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 bearing on the chart is 134°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  

  6. You are steering 349° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  7. The course laid off on the chart is 293°T. 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 319°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
1Magnetic heading: 164 °M
No. 749001 (worked solution)
2True course: 262 °T
No. 749002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic bearing: 107 °M
No. 749003 (worked solution)
4True course: 344 °T
No. 749004 (worked solution)
5Magnetic bearing: 143 °M
No. 749005 (worked solution)
6True course: 341 °T
No. 749006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 305 °C
No. 749007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 314 °C
No. 749008 (worked solution)