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4.5 hr

2008-01-03 13:00 - 17:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

See UTM lesson plan Navigation#Training.

Syllabus

map reading:

• features
  • recognize roads, buildings, railways
  • date of culture check
  • recognize lakes, reservoirs, rivers, creeks, streams
  • recognize forested, unforested
• elevation
  • contour lines
  • contour interval
  • counting up or down
  • elevation of several point
  • find highest, lowest spot on map
  • steepness of slope. find steepest, flatest place on map
  • recognizing land forms
• route selection
• UTM
  • 6 digit
  • visual estimate
  • using roamer
• distance
  • scales
  • measurements
• directions
  • cardinal directions
  • degree directions
  • true north
  • grid north, adding or subtracting
  • bearing between two points
• triangulation

Student Questions

• where are the meridians for zones 11U and 12U?

Aids

• 82G/8 and 82H/5 for each pair of students
• plenty of table space
• overhead projector
• screen
• slides of topo maps
• a compass for each pair of students
• pencil for each student
• map quality eraser for each pair
• /Sample UTM Points