Worksheet 78 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A magnetic course of 066°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 147°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 212°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 307°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Compass course: ________ °C
A magnetic course of 270°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 196° by the steering compass. What is the true course?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
True course: ________ °T
A bearing on the chart is 168°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
The steering compass reads 350°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 066 °C | No. 78001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Compass course: 147 °C | No. 78002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Magnetic heading: 213 °M | No. 78003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Compass course: 303 °C | No. 78004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Compass course: 274 °C | No. 78005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 177 °T | No. 78006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic bearing: 164 °M | No. 78007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Magnetic heading: 353 °M | No. 78008 (worked solution) |