Designation:F3029−13StandardGuideforLevelIGPSWildernessNavigator(GPS-IW)Endorsement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3029;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideestablishestheminimumknowledge,skills,andabilitiesrequiredtonavigateinthewildernessusingaGPSreceiver.1.1.1Theinformationinthisguideisfornavigationonland,off-road,whereverGPSsignalscanbereceived.1.1.2Thisguidedoesnotdefinetheminimumknowledge,skills,andabilitiesnecessaryfornavigatingbyGPSonroads,inurbanareas,onthewater,orintheair.1.2ApersonwhomeetstherequirementsinthisguideisonlypreparedtonavigatewithaGPSreceiver.Furthertraininginwildernesstravelandsurvivalisrequiredforuserstooperateinawildernessenvironment.1.3ThisguidedoesnotimplythataGPSreceiverisanalternativetonavigatingwithmapandcompass.UseofmapandcompassisstronglyrecommendedasabackupforGPSnavigation.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:2.1.1authorityhavingjurisdiction(AHJ),n—(1)theteam,organization,agency,orotherentityusingthisguide;(2)theteam,organization,agency,orotherentitytowhichapersonbeingtrained,tested,orevaluatedbelongs,iftheinstructor,evaluator,ortesterisnotamemberofthesameorganization.2.1.2GPSreceiver,n—aradioreceiverthatusessatellitesignalstofixitslocationonorabovetheearth’ssurface.2.1.3mapdatum,n—thesetofvaluesusedtodefineaparticulargeodeticmodel.2.1.4route,n—aseriesofwaypointswhichdefineavirtualpathfromonelocationtooneormoreotherlocations.2.1.5track,n—athree-dimensionaltraildefinedbyloca-tionscollectedbyaGPSreceiveratspecificinterv...
