This 2-day beginners navigation course is a practical hands-on award aimed at people with limited or no navigation experience.
Course Syllabus
- How to read and take a grid reference
- Using a map and compass to navigate between two points
- How to interpret terrain based on map contours
- Using map symbols and scales on a variety of maps
- Orientating the map with and without a compass.
- How to use an orientated map to identify land features and indicate direction of travel
- Choosing simple navigation strategies and routes.
- Using linear features, such as a paths or rivers as handrails in simple navigation exercises
- Estimating distance on both map and ground
- How to plan a safe walk.
- Relocation techniques if lost using visible land features
- Your access rights and responsibilities in the countryside
Day 1
- Course introduction and theory
- Practical session outdoors
- Lunch break during practical session
Day 2
- Practical session outdoors
- De-brief and questions
- Assessment outcomes
Equipment
- Appropriate footwear for rocky and uneven terrain
- Spare layers, hats & gloves
- Waterproof jacket and trousers
- Map and compass (can be provided if required)
- Personal First Aid kit
- Food, snacks and enough water for the day
- Head-torch
