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Compass WorksheetUse what you know about compasses, variation, deviation, compass course, and magnetic
course to fill in the blanks on these tables.
Hint: Remember that there are only 60 minutes in one degree.
Hint: Remember down add west.
| True Course | 335° 00' |
| Variation | 010° 00' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 000° 00' W |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 010° 00' W |
| Magnetic course | 340° 00' |
| Deviation | 010° 00' E |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 000° 00' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 010° 00' W |
| Compass Course | 110° 00' |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 005° 00' E |
| Magnetic course | 085° 50' |
| Deviation | 005° 00' W |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 014° 50' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 000° 30' E |
| Compass Course | 080° 50' |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 004° 35' W |
| Magnetic course | 325° 20' |
| Deviation | 004° 50' E |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 005° 10' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 010° 00' W |
| Compass Course | 005° 00' |
| True Course | 239° 06' |
| Variation | 009° 40' E |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 010° 00' E |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | 336° 27' |
| Variation | 004° 03' E |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 000° 05' E |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | 326° 42' |
| Variation | 002° 40' E |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 010° 32' W |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | 133° 51' |
| Variation | 003° 22' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 002° 56' E |
| Compass Course | ___________ |
| True Course | ___________ |
| Variation | 014° 25' W |
| Magnetic course | ___________ |
| Deviation | 018° 51' W |
| Compass Course | 276° 16' |
You are the crew person when it is time to do a position check. The helmsman gives you a bearing of 135° 50'. You look at your chart and find that the deviation is 7° 05' E and that the variation is 15° 27' W. What is your true course?
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