CARDINAL POINTS

NORTH N

EAST E

SOUTH S

WEST W

COMPASS ROSE

COMPASS ROSE

COMPASS

BASEPLATE SCALES DIRECTION ARROW DIAL DEGREES RED NEEDLE ORIENTING ARROW ORIENTING LINES BEAR POINT (INDEX POINTER)

VERBS

TO ORIENTATE the map TO LOCATE your position TO MATCH the arrow with the line TO POINT AT the final spot TO OBSERVE the bear point TO FOLLOW the path TO MESURE the distance TO TURN the dial

STEPS

1.DRAW A LINE BETWEEN THE START POINT AND THE FINAL SPOT.

2.MATCH THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS AND THE START POINT.

3.MATCH THE DIRECTION ARROW WITH THE LINE POINTING AT THE FINAL SPOT.

4.MATCH THE DIAL'S NORTH WITH THE MAP'S NORTH.

5.READ THE DIRECTION IN DEGREES AT THE BEAR POINT. USE THE CARDINAL POINTS TOO.

STEPS

DRAW A LINE BETWEEN THE START POINT AND THE FINAL SPOT.

SP

SPOT

STEPS

MATCH THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS AND THE START POINT.

SPOT

STEPS

MATCH THE DIRECTION ARROW WITH THE LINE POINTING AT THE FINAL SPOT.

SPOT

STEPS

MATCH THE DIAL'S NORTH WITH THE MAP'S NORTH.

READ THE DIRECTION IN DEGREES AT THE BEAR POINT. USE THE CARDINAL POINTS TOO. Bear point

SP SPOT

ORIENTING A MAP

1.MATCH THE NORTH OF THE MAP WITH THE NORTH OF THE DIAL.

1.TURN THE MAP WITHOUT MOVING THE COMPASS UNTIL THE RED NEEDLE MATCHES WITH THE NORTH OF THE MAP AND THE NORTH OF THE DIAL.