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Designation:F302913Standard Guide forLevel I GPS Wilderness Navigator(GPS-IW)Endorsement1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3029;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge,skills,and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPSreceiver.1.1.1 The information in this guide is for navigation on land,off-road,wherever GPS signals can be received.1.1.2 This guide does not define the minimum knowledge,skills,and abilities necessary for navigating by GPS on roads,in urban areas,on the water,or in the air.1.2 A person who meets the requirements in this guide isonly prepared to navigate with a GPS receiver.Further trainingin wilderness travel and survival is required for users to operatein a wilderness environment.1.3 This guide does not imply that a GPS receiver is analternative to navigating with map and compass.Use of mapand compass is strongly recommended as a backup for GPSnavigation.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Terminology2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:2.1.1 authority having jurisdiction(AHJ),n(1)the team,organization,agency,or other entity using this guide;(2)theteam,organization,agency,or other entity to which a personbeing trained,tested,or evaluated belongs,if the instructor,evaluator,or tester is not a member of the same organization.2.1.2 GPS receiver,na radio receiver that uses satellitesignals to fix its location on or above the earths surface.2.1.3 map datum,nthe set of values used to define aparticular geodetic model.2.1.4 route,na series of waypoints which define a virtualpath from one location to one or more other locations.2.1.5 track,na three-dimensional trail defined by loca-tions collected by a GPS receiver at specific intervals of time.2.1.6 waypoint,nan intermediate point on a route or lineof travel.3.Significance and Use3.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge,skills,and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPSreceiver.A person trained to this guide is an endorsed Level IGPS Wilderness Navigator(GPS-IW Endorsed).3.1.1 Every person who is identified as an endorsed Level IGPS Wilderness Navigator shall have met the requirements ofthis guide.3.2 This guide is only the first level of training for GPSWilderness Navigators,and only establishes the minimumknowledge,skills,and abilities required for a person tonavigate with a GPS receiver in a wilderness environment.Noother advanced skills are included or implied.3.3 In addition to meeting the requirements of this guide,anendorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator shall also beadequately trained to travel and work in a wilderness environ-ment.3.4 Depending on the regulations or policies of the AHJ,additional knowledge,skills,or abilities may be requiredbefore a person who meets the requirements in this guide maynavigate in a wilderness environment.3.4.1 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from addingadditional requirements for its own members.3.5 This guide by itself is not a complete training document.It only specifies the knowledge,skills,and abilities required ofan endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator.This guidemay,however,be used in the development of,or as part of,acomplete training document or program.3.6 Though this guide establishes only minimum training,itdoes not imply that an endorsed Level I GPS WildernessNavigator is a“trainee,”“probationary,”or other similar termmember of an organization.The AHJ is responsible fordetermining the requirements and qualifications for member oremployee ratings.3.7 This guide can be used to evaluate a document todetermine if its content meets the necessary topics for traininga Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator.Likewise,the guide can1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Searchand Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,Training and Education.Current edition approved July 1,2013.Published September 2013.DOI:10.1520/F3029-13.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright ASTM International Provided by IHS under license with ASTM Licensee=University of Alberta/5966844001,User=sharabiani,shahramfsNot for Resale,11/30/2013 09:59:18 MSTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if itmeets the requirements of this guide.3.8 The information in the following secti