Land Navigation for Search & Rescue

Learn, Understand and Apply basic principals of map reading along with use of a compass and GPS to aid in searching for a lost person. (And keeping yourself / team found.)

In this course you will learn various methods of Land Navigation Including:

        Various types of Maps & how to read them

        Map Symbology

        Types of Compasses

        Use of a Compass

        How to compensate for Variation and Deviation

        What your individual Pace Count is

        Use of GPS’s including setting way-points

        Setting up a Search Area

        Accountability and  Basic Incident Command

        Use of a Protractor and Grid Coordinates

        Practical Application of all the above

If you have a specific application using Navigation please contact us we can modify our course to fit your needs.

Using the Command Board to keep Track of Search Teams in the Field.

Given a position in degree, mins and seconds program your GPS to take you there.

Gaylordsville FD alligning their maps to their compasses.  Since their compasses read Magnetic North and the Maps are printed in True North they need to know how to compensate for this.

Courses Offered:

Basic Land Navigation for SAR and Law Enforcement