NAVIGATION TRAINING - Silver & Gold

Are Maps a mystery? No more!

These weekends are ideal for complete novice navigators or for anyone who wishes just to brush-up on their skill level.
Dartmoor National Park is an ideal location to learn or improve these skills. This practical course will introduce you to a variety of techniques, including poor visibility skills, pacing and timing. We will take you through every aspect of basic navigation from symbols, scales and grid references, to ground shape, measuring distances to taking bearings and using a compass. These courses include knowledge of safety and access issues when walking in the countryside, as well as an understanding of environmental issues and awareness of impacts.
The perfect course to provide the basic skills to explore the mountains and wild country with confidence. So come along and learn skills whilst enjoying Devon's wild and beautiful landscape!!

National Navigation Award Scheme

Spirit of Adventure is proud to be a registered provider for the NNAS. So we can offer as a free option the chance to be trained and assessed at the level appropriate to your skills. This could well be the incentive for you to improve your personal navigation skills!!!

The levels of NNAS award are as follows -

Bronze NNAS Award

Navigation in the countryside using paths tracks and other linear features, basic map interpretation and compass work is included.

Silver NNAS Award

Navigation in the countryside using skills acquired at bronze level and adding skills required to navigate to features and places some distance from paths and tracks, accurate compass work is required and an ability to use appropriate navigational techniques to go across country in some cases, eg. choosing an appropriate attack point.

Gold NNAS Award

Navigation in the countryside using skills of the first two levels, but adding techniques and skills for dealing with complex contour features large and small.
For those more technically minded the gold level is equal to Walking Group Leader Award (WGL) requirements.

NB: None of these awards are to be used as a leadership qualification of any kind.

To find out more about the scheme click on the following link NNAS

Spirit of Adventure is also inspected regularly by the Adventure Activity Licensing Authority (AALA) and has been granted a licences to run canoeing, climbing and mountaineering activities. The authority inspects our equipment and safety procedures and ensures that all our staff are suitably qualified.

Accommodation

We are very happy to arrange your accommodation for you, there are hotels guesthouses, hostels, bunkhouse and campsites on the moor. Many people choose to stay in our Bunkhouse at Powder Mills. If you are local you are very welcome to travel in each day.

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	Advanced Navigation 2 days map and compass navigation training & 1day assessment (optional) to Silver or Gold NNAS (National Navigational Award Scheme) standard Experience Required Holder of NNAS Bronze Aaward Cost Per Person 2008 Assessment Adult £50.00 Insurance £8.50 Child £38.00 Insurance £4.25   2008 Training Adult £85.00 Insurance £8.50 Child £65.00 Insurance £4.25   2009 Assessment (one day) Adult £50.00 Child £38.00   2009 Training Adult £90.00 Insurance £8.50 Child £65.00 Insurance £4.25 How to Book 1. In the table below click the round button next to the reference number corresponding to the date you would like to book. 2. Click the Book this holiday button below the table. 3. Fill in our secure on-line booking form to book your holiday. Ref. No. Dates Tariff (see Cost Per Person above) Availability   2009:     NAVSGT091 March 14 – 15 2009 Training Places available NAVSGA091 March 16 – 16 2009 Assessment (one day) Places available NAVSGT092 October 31 – November 01 2009 Training Places available NAVSGA092 November 02 – 02 2009 Assessment (one day) Places available