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Worksheet 96 · Skill 1

Compass conversions

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  1. The steering compass reads 232°C. What is the magnetic heading?

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

    Magnetic heading: ________ °M  

  2. You are steering 240° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  3. The course laid off on the chart is 261°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  4. A bearing on the chart is 072°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  

  5. You are steering 330° by the steering compass. What is the true course?

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

    True course: ________ °T  

  6. You are steering 264° 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 194°T. What do you steer by the steering compass?

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

    Compass course: ________ °C  

  8. The course laid off on the chart is 335°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.AnswersProblem
1Magnetic heading: 235 °M
No. 96001 (worked solution)
2True course: 233 °T
No. 96002 (worked solution)
3Compass course: 251 °C
No. 96003 (worked solution)
4Magnetic bearing: 062 °M
No. 96004 (worked solution)
5True course: 339 °T
No. 96005 (worked solution)
6True course: 271 °T
No. 96006 (worked solution)
7Compass course: 197 °C
No. 96007 (worked solution)
8Compass course: 337 °C
No. 96008 (worked solution)