DEC Basic Map and Compass Class
Instructor Ranger Mike Burkholder
Dates: BASIC CLASS: March 28, 2009 0830 – 1600 hrs
Sponsored by K9 SAR CERT and co sponsored by SPCA
Workshop Location
Suffolk County Police Academy
502 Wicks Road
Brentwood, NY 11717
Workshops Objectives
- Different types of compasses and how to use them
- Learning to read a Topo Map, symbols and grid coordinates
- Calculating and distance and paces
- Reading elevation and contour lines
- Going form paper Map to field
- Finding bearings with your compass
- Finding direction and Traveling by compass
- Relocating a spot
Dates
Dates: March 28th 0830 – 1600 hrs
Cost
None
Materials needed for this class:
- Compass: Silva rangers 515 CL sighting compass is recommended or equivalent. Needed features: 360 degree bezel with 2 degree increments, clinometer, 1/20-inch scale, millimeter rules, silicone feet for map gripping, adjustable declination, sighting mirror with vee notch, side rulers with scales of 1:24,000, 1:25,000, and 1:50,000. http://www.thecompassstore.com/ranger1.html
- Small calculator
- Rulers
- Pencils
Please note DEC instructors are rangers who may be called out to duty if emergency/wild fires conditions occure. Classes may be postponed or a different instructor may be substituted if needed.
Workshop Coordinator:
Valerie Mokides
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DEC Advanced Map and Compass Class
Instructor: Ranger Mike Burkholder
Dates: April 18 at 1230 hrs - 2230 hrs
Sponsored by K9 SAR CERT and co sponsored by SPCA
Workshop Location
DEC building on the campus of Stony Brook University
SUNY @ Stony Brook
50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
By Car Directions
From New York City, take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) eastbound exit 62, and follow Nichols Road (Route 97) north. Continue until you reach the LAST entrance to Stonybrook on the Left side, before you reach Rt 25A. (If you reach the end of Nichols Rd "T" intersection with 25A you have gone too far. The entrance is at a 4-way intersection with a traffic signal, about a 1/4 mile South of 25A.)
Go into the entrance, at the top of the hill turn LEFT, make the first RIGHT at the BIG DEC sign. Go up the DEC driveway and pull into the Parking lot on your LEFT. The door is electronically locked, so please be on time so that you can be let in, or make sure you have phone numbers of people in the class if you will be late.
Workshops Objectives
- Am I really here? Proving you are in the location you think you are
- Plotting routes, scouting alternative routes for teams to follow
- Finding direction with out a compass (or GPS)
- Myths and facts about finding direction from land, natural clues
- Basic map making
- Day and Night navigation
- Plotting points on the map and finding them in the real world
Dates
ADVANCED CLASS: April 18 at 1230 hrs - 2230 hrs
Night search (with a show of skill proficiency and by invite only)
Cost
No cost for class (black and white xerox map will be provided). If a color USGS Quad map of the area is wanted cost $8.00
Materials needed for this class:
- Compass:
Silva rangers 515 CL sighting compass is recommended or equivalent.
Needed features: 360 degree bezel with 2 degree increments, clinometer, 1/20-inch scale, millimeter rules, silicone feet for map gripping, adjustable declination, sighting mirror with vee notch, side rulers with scales of 1:24,000, 1:25,000, and 1:50,000.http://www.thecompassstore.com/ranger1.html - Small calculator
- Rulers
- Pencils
- Clothing for outdoor weather - helmets, safety eye goggles, and flashlights
Please note DEC instructors are rangers who may be called out to duty if emergency/wild fires conditions occur. Classes may be postponed or a different instructor may be substituted if needed.
Workshop Coordinator:
Valerie Mokides
