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Summit:
Concentric Circles
(Higher Altitude / Marker)
Ridge / Gulleys:
Ridge
V points away from summit
Gulley / Stream
V points towards summit
Saddles:
Elevated terrain between summits
Team Room:
Zone 18 07 18 642 E
48 42 821 N
Northing
North of What?
Meters North of Equator,
UTM Maps
Reading Scale of Printouts
(What we get at a search)
1 BOX = 10 ticks =1km
1 tick = 100m
1 mile = 16 ticks
The scale doesn't quite match up when
viewed in google. Take a look at the map
on the next slide to see what the 'ticks'
would actually look like.
Team
Room
825 (~)
42
48
Zone 18
07 18 650 (~)
Declination
Magnetic North is NOT EQUAL to True North
Magnetic North
Iron ore deposit in Hudson Bay
True North
Exact North Pole of Earth
Declination
Angular difference
between True & Magnetic
Another Rhyme:
16 W
TRUE NORTH
Parellel with PAGE EDGE
NOT parellel with GRID EDGE
NH & VT Decl.
15W - 17W
Parts of a compass
a.k.a. Shed
Using a Compass
TWO FUNCTIONS
Protractor (Magnetic Needle not used)
Navigation Aid (Magnetic Needle used)
Navigation Problems:
OBSTACLE IN THE WAY:
Add 90
Pace Off-course Distance
Subtract 90
Original Course Distance
Subtract 90
Pace back to original
course.
Add 90
Navigation Scenario
Scenario:
Youre navigating on a 338M bearing in poor visibility.
You have counted 400 paces of your 400m bearing.
You dont see your target
Navigation Scenario
(Remember this one!)
Triangulating Bearings
1. Plot bearings on map.
2. Mark intersection of bearings.
10
16 (Declination)