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Worksheet 78 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. 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  

  2. 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  

  3. 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  

  4. 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  

  5. 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  

  6. 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  

  7. 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  

  8. 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.AnswersProblem
1Compass course: 066 °C
No. 78001 (worked solution)
2Compass course: 147 °C
No. 78002 (worked solution)
3Magnetic heading: 213 °M
No. 78003 (worked solution)
4Compass course: 303 °C
No. 78004 (worked solution)
5Compass course: 274 °C
No. 78005 (worked solution)
6True course: 177 °T
No. 78006 (worked solution)
7Magnetic bearing: 164 °M
No. 78007 (worked solution)
8Magnetic heading: 353 °M
No. 78008 (worked solution)