SAR Fundamentals/Navigation instruments theory

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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
GPS

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.

GPS lesson plan (odt) (pdf)

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