Navigation Tutorial Contents
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Navigation course by Ashley Burke
1. Essentials of a Topographic Map
1.1 Representing the Elevations of Landforms
1.2 Properties of Contour Lines
2. Interpreting Contour Features
3. Other Natural Features on the Map
4.4 Property Boundaries, Park Boundaries and Cadastral Boundaries
5. Summary - Applying Your Map Reading Skills
6.1 The Three Different Norths
6.2 Map Grid and Quoting a Grid Reference
8. Navigating from point to point using map and compass
8.1 Step 1 - Divide your route on the map into a series of bearings
8.3 Step 3 - Subtract the grid to magnetic angle
8.4 Step 4 - Follow your bearing
8.5 Tips for following your bearing
Lesson 3 - Additional Techniques
9. Identifying the features around you
9.1 Step 1 - Mark your current location on the map
9.2 Step 2 - Get the magnetic bearing of the feature from your location
9.3 Step 3 - Add the grid to magnetic angle
9.4 Step 4 - Line up the compass on the map
9.5 Step 5 - Rule a line and deduce the identity of the feature
10.3 Move to a recognisable point
10.4 Using your compass to work out your location
10.6 Working out where you are when visibility is limited
11. The Back Page - quick tips
Appendix A - Compasses With a Declination Adjustment
12. Compasses With a Declination Adjustment
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Web page created 12 Jul 2008, last updated 12 May 2015. All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2008. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. |