How long:- 1 Day (0930 – 1630). Option for a second day - see recommendation
below.
Who for:- An intermediate course designed for those of you who have
gained some
experience of land navigation and would like
to develop navigational skills to
a higher level. People attending would have ideally
completed our “Navigator
Level 1” course or be to an equivalent standard.
This course provides the ideal
preparation for the National Navigation Award
Scheme Silver assessment.
The course is held in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere
to encourage maximum
learning. If you are serious about improving
your navigation skills, you like the
great outdoors, especially on the hills, and
having fun, then this is the course for
you.
What will be covered:-
- The art of ‘coarse’ and ‘fine’ navigation.
- Navigational techniques and strategies, such as aiming off, attack points, relocation,
spiral and line searching, obstacle boxing and catching features.
- Physical and navigational factors affecting the choice of routes. Naithsmith’s rule
and gradients.
- Measuring and judging distance with accuracy and the use of pacing.
- The ability to plan a safe walk using route finding techniques.
- Factors affecting human performance and the effects of fatigue and physical effort
in open countryside and/or extreme weather conditions.
- The Countryside Rights of Way Act (CRoW), the Countryside Code, access rights and
responsibilities.
Method:- A mixture of indoor and outdoor activities and practical
exercises.
Terrain:- 4 - 6 kilometres over semi rough open moorland.
Equipment:- All navigational equipment is provided.
Participants will need to bring suitable clothing
and footwear for outdoor work.
(see recommended
clothing list)
Catering:- Tea, coffee and lunch provided.
Price:- £69 per person.
Recommendation:- Compassworks strongly recommend that participants who have completed
the
above course, attend the “Navigator Level
2 Practice Day” when you will be able
to consolidate all the skills you have learnt.