Navigation Course
Basic Navigation Course
Learn to use a map, compass, and altimeter for trip planning and navigation in the back country.
Contacts
- Rolling Enrollment: Sat, Mar 5, 2016 - Sat, Mar 26, 2016
- Committee: Everett Navigation Program
- Members: $50.00 Guests: $65.00
- Availability: 15 (78 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Everett's Basic Navigation Course is a single-day event that teaches how to use a topographic map, compass, and altimeter for back country navigation. The course also emphasizes advance preparation, terrain reckoning, and route finding as a team responsibility. It includes lectures, indoor exercises, and outdoor navigation instruction and hands-on practice.
While this course is primarily intended for students of courses where graduation from the Navigation course is required, it is open to anyone interested in improving their land-based navigation skills. This course may be taken as a stand-alone course. There are no prerequistes.
Available Classes;
March 5, 2016 - Camp Edward - 7:30AM - 6PM
March 26, 2016 - Camp Edward - 7:30AM - 6PM
Badges you will earn:
Basic Navigation Course
This course has no scheduled activities.
Approved Compass - compass requirements
Boots, gloves and appropriate Clothing for inclemate wilderness travel
Maps will be provided
You must register for this course to see course materials.