Elements and Performance Criteria
- Use maps
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Select the type of map(s) suitable for the activity
- Identify possible sources of error and inaccuracies on the map
- Identify symbols and information contained on the map that may be used in navigation
- Identify the way in which relevant symbols and information on the map can be used in navigation
- Use a compass
- Plan a route for remote or trackless areas
- Apply symbols and information contained on the map to plan an efficient route/course suitable to navigation and activity-specific abilities
- Obtain additional information to assist in the preparation of a navigation data sheet from the map and from other suitable sources of information
- Identify potential hazards associated with navigating through adverse environmental conditions
- Consider other contextual issues in the planning of a route
- Prepare a navigation data sheet/route card
- Identify emergency or contingency escape routes
- Consider environmental impact issues in the planning of a route
- Navigate in remote or trackless areas
- Maintain orientation of map to surroundings
- Identify possible sources of navigation error in specific locations
- Use combined map, compass and other techniques whilst following a route in unmodified landscapes
- Employ techniques for distance estimations of travel in the absence of identifying features
- Maintain the designated course whilst bypassing obstacles
- Maintain a course in adverse environmental conditions and/or poor visibility
- Fix position accurately and regularly using a combination of appropriate navigation techniques
- Select an efficient route choice for the surroundings and conditions
- Employ suitable combinations of navigation techniques to fix position and identify unknown features when lost