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NAVIGATION PART 1 HOW TO GET TO YOUR RV.
You must know and be familiar with: Your location Your map Your compass
Over the next three issues, we will have some tips to improve and refresh your navigation skills. Part one is about getting from A to B, using a map and compass. Parts two and three deal with finding your location, grid references and additional planning tips.
TAKING A BEARING
1. Place the compass edge along your route with the direction of travel arrow pointing in the right direction! 2. Rotate the bezel so that the housing orientating lines are parallel to grid north on your map. 3. Add magnetic variation by adjusting the bezel read- ing where the direction of travel arrow meets the bezel; remember this changes from year to year and in different parts of the world. 4. Take up your compass. Hold it flat. Rotate your body so that the needle (magnetic north) fits in the arrow in the housing orientating lines. 5. Pick a point that's along the direction of travel arrow. Walk to it. Repeat this step until you get to your RV.
THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE
