Worksheet 87 · Skill 1
Compass conversions
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A magnetic course of 007°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 steering compass reads 014°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 157°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 155°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
The steering compass reads 045°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
You are steering 298° 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 017°C. What is the magnetic heading?
Give whole degrees (000 to 359). This one must be exact.
Magnetic heading: ________ °M
A magnetic course of 065°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. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass course: 004 °C | No. 87001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Magnetic heading: 011 °M | No. 87002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Compass course: 168 °C | No. 87003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Magnetic heading: 156 °M | No. 87004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Magnetic heading: 042 °M | No. 87005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | True course: 306 °T | No. 87006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Magnetic heading: 023 °M | No. 87007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Compass course: 071 °C | No. 87008 (worked solution) |