Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for navigation
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to reading and interpreting maps
- Information is gathered and relevant factors identified and checked with appropriate personnel
- Suitable maps, equipment and navigation aids are selected and checked for accuracy, currency and operational effectiveness
- Faults or errors in maps and equipment are detected and corrected
- Communication with others is established and maintained
- Plan the route
- Traverse route to destination is selected using information from map or plan and field observations
- Maps are examined to identify relevant symbols and information and navigation data
- Current position in the field is identified on map or plan
- Current position in the field is located using landmarks and key geographical features.
- Required destination is identified on map or plan
- Hazards and potential hazards in traversing from location to destination are recognised and interpreted from map or plan, field observations, and local knowledge.
- Distance to required destination is estimated using map scale and selected traverse route
- Conduct navigation