From PCSAR
- 1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:30
- includes break
- 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
- SAR Fundamentals Ch.13 "Navigation"
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
- stride count
Compass
- How does global compass work at any latitude?
GPS
- GPS component covers up to 1:13 of the attached lesson plan
- Waypoints are not an essential skill for using GPS. Students should be recording locations on paper, and should be able to estimate relative direction and distance to a new location.
- This material can be covered in additional material presented by a SAR group outside the SAR Fundamentals course.
Image:GPS-lesson-plan.odt
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