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== Subject ==
== Subject ==
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Provides an overview of the navigation objectives of SAR Fundamentals.
Provides an overview of the navigation objectives of SAR Fundamentals.
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{{prompt|List who wrote this lesson plan.}}
{{prompt|List who wrote this lesson plan.}}
Brett Wuth
Brett Wuth
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== Scope ==
== Scope ==
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
This lesson summarizes what navigation skills the students are expected to gain over the several days of SAR Fundamentals.
This lesson summarizes what navigation skills the students are expected to gain over the several days of SAR Fundamentals.
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This lesson is an introduction to Navigation for SAR Fundamentals students.
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It is part of a larger 8 hour series of lessons.
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
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== Prerequisites ==
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{{prompt|What should students already know/have accomplished before the lesson is presented.}}
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== Objectives ==
== Objectives ==
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
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# will be able to ...
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# will be able to list the navigation skills a SAR worker should have
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== Time Plan ==
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
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Why we navigate
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* people get lost due to poor navigation, not us
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* describe where you searched
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{{lesson slide|00:11|2 min}}
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Advanced skills - not part of SAR Fundamentals:
Advanced skills - not part of SAR Fundamentals:
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* GPS waypoints, tracks
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* GPS waypoints, tracks, uploading and downloading
* latitude and longitude
* latitude and longitude
* Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System
* Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System
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== Aids ==
== Aids ==
{{prompt|What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.}}
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* 82G/8 and 82H/5 for each pair of students
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* plenty of table space
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* overhead projector
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* screen
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* {{link|Image:Navigation Overview slides.pdf}}
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* slides of topo maps
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* {{link|Members:SAR Fundamentals/Restricted/Ralph Eckman 2013-01}}
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* {{link|Image:Nav Overview Cj2013.pdf}}
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* [[Training/Ideas/Navigation Overview]]
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== Question bank ==
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{{prompt|List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.}}
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See {{subpage|Question bank}}
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.
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Copyright © 2012-2013, Brett Wuth.
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This work is licensed under a
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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{{prompt|Any additional notes, etc.}}
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== To Do ==
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{{rbw}}
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* get Chris' slides

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[edit] Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

Provides an overview of the navigation objectives of SAR Fundamentals.

[edit] Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

Brett Wuth

[edit] Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.


This lesson summarizes what navigation skills the students are expected to gain over the several days of SAR Fundamentals.

This lesson is an introduction to Navigation for SAR Fundamentals students. It is part of a larger 8 hour series of lessons.

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

[edit] Prerequisites

What should students already know/have accomplished before the lesson is presented.


[edit] Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

  1. will be able to list the navigation skills a SAR worker should have

[edit] Time Plan

Total Time: 15 minutes

Why we navigate

  • people get lost due to poor navigation, not us
  • describe where you searched


Time Material


00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

00:03

3 min

  • Navigation is essential skill for Search and Rescue workers
  • Knowing where you are
  • Being able to find yourself on a map
  • Being able to tell someone else where you are
  • Being able to describe where something is that you see
  • Understanding where you are asked to go
  • Being able to plan a route to get there

One of the most common problems in the field are searchers not being able to state where they are, followed by searcher headed in the wrong direction.


00:06

5 min

  • We will get you from novice to intermediate skills.

Intermediate skills:

  • map reading
    • being able to recognize the symbols and shadings on a topo map
    • reading the elevation and shape of land
    • choosing a route based on features of the land
    • UTM - stating a location in terms of numbers
    • measuring distance on a map
    • measuring direction on a map
    • triangulation
  • Field measurements
    • pacing distances
    • using a compass
    • using a GPS for finding your location


00:11

2 min

Advanced skills - not part of SAR Fundamentals:

  • GPS waypoints, tracks, uploading and downloading
  • latitude and longitude
  • Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System


00:13

1 min

  • Navigation training is split over several days
  • You will lose your skills if you do not practice them.


[edit] Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.


What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

  • slides of topo maps


[edit] Question bank

List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.

See Question bank

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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Copyright © 2012-2013, Brett Wuth.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

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[edit] Notes

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[edit] To Do

(review: Brett Wuth)

  • get Chris' slides
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