A two day course that teaches participants the essential outdoor skills of navigation – the ability to travel through the bush, the hills and mountains using a map and compass plus an introduction to electronic navigation equipment. Day one is conducted in the classroom with some practical sessions around the village. Day two is a field day conducted on snow on mostly flat or low angle terrain.
What you will learn
– Navigate on & off track with a map & compass
– Understand the features, index and meanings of a of standard topographic map
– Plot and calculate bearings
– Plot a location on a map
– Learn Celestial Navigation
– Pacing / distance estimation
– Reading Map to ground
– Plan, prepare and walk an off track route using 6 digit UTM co-ordinates
– Conduct a resection aka finding your location when you are lost
– Reduced visibility navigation
– Understand the Global Positioning System and use GPS devices
