Worksheet 778 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A bearing on the chart is 055°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 251°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
You are steering 328° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
The course laid off on the chart is 128°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
The steering compass reads 112°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 010° 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 230°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The course laid off on the chart is 033°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. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetic bearing: 046 °M | No. 778001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic bearing: 254 °M | No. 778002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | True course: 330 °T | No. 778003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 130 °C | No. 778004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic heading: 118 °M | No. 778005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 009 °T | No. 778006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 236 °M | No. 778007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 013 °C | No. 778008 (worked solution) |