Standard Guide for Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator (GPS-IW) Endorsement (Withdrawn 2014)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPS receiver. A person trained to this guide is an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator (GPS-IW Endorsed).  
3.1.1 Every person who is identified as an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator shall have met the requirements of this guide.  
3.2 This guide is only the first level of training for GPS Wilderness Navigators, and only establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a person to navigate with a GPS receiver in a wilderness environment. No other advanced skills are included or implied.  
3.3 In addition to meeting the requirements of this guide, an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator shall also be adequately trained to travel and work in a wilderness environment.  
3.4 Depending on the regulations or policies of the AHJ, additional knowledge, skills, or abilities may be required before a person who meets the requirements in this guide may navigate in a wilderness environment.  
3.4.1 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional 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 of an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator. This guide may, however, be used in the development of, or as part of, a complete training document or program.  
3.6 Though this guide establishes only minimum training, it does not imply that an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term member of an organization. The AHJ is responsible for determining the requirements and qualifications for member or employee ratings.  
3.7 This guide can be used to evaluate a document to determine if its content meets the necessary topics for training a Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to ...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPS receiver.  
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 is only prepared to navigate with a GPS receiver. Further training in wilderness travel and survival is required for users to operate in a wilderness environment.  
1.3 This guide does not imply that a GPS receiver is an alternative to navigating with map and compass. Use of map and compass is strongly recommended as a backup for GPS navigation.  
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide established the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPS receiver.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F32 on Search and Rescue, this guide was withdrawn in December 2013.

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Designation: F3029 − 13
StandardGuide for
Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator (GPS-IW) Endorsement
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3029; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.5 track, n—a three-dimensional trail defined by loca-
tions collected by a GPS receiver at specific intervals of time.
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
2.1.6 waypoint, n—an intermediate point on a route or line
and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPS
of travel.
receiver.
1.1.1 Theinformationinthisguideisfornavigationonland,
3. Significance and Use
off-road, wherever GPS signals can be received.
3.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
1.1.2 This guide does not define the minimum knowledge,
and abilities required to navigate in the wilderness using a GPS
skills, and abilities necessary for navigating by GPS on roads,
receiver. A person trained to this guide is an endorsed Level I
in urban areas, on the water, or in the air.
GPS Wilderness Navigator (GPS-IW Endorsed).
1.2 A person who meets the requirements in this guide is
3.1.1 Every person who is identified as an endorsed Level I
only prepared to navigate with a GPS receiver. Further training
GPS Wilderness Navigator shall have met the requirements of
in wilderness travel and survival is required for users to operate
this guide.
in a wilderness environment.
3.2 This guide is only the first level of training for GPS
1.3 This guide does not imply that a GPS receiver is an
Wilderness Navigators, and only establishes the minimum
alternative to navigating with map and compass. Use of map
knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a person to
and compass is strongly recommended as a backup for GPS
navigate with a GPS receiver in a wilderness environment. No
navigation.
other advanced skills are included or implied.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.3 In addition to meeting the requirements of this guide, an
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator shall also be
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
adequately trained to travel and work in a wilderness environ-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ment.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.4 Depending on the regulations or policies of the AHJ,
2. Terminology
additional knowledge, skills, or abilities may be required
before a person who meets the requirements in this guide may
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
navigate in a wilderness environment.
2.1.1 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), n—(1) the team,
3.4.1 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding
organization, agency, or other entity using this guide; (2) the
additional requirements for its own members.
team, organization, agency, or other entity to which a person
being trained, tested, or evaluated belongs, if the instructor,
3.5 This guide by itself is not a complete training document.
evaluator, or tester is not a member of the same organization.
It only specifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of
an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness Navigator. This guide
2.1.2 GPS receiver, n—a radio receiver that uses satellite
may, however, be used in the development of, or as part of, a
signals to fix its location on or above the earth’s surface.
complete training document or program.
2.1.3 map datum, n—the set of values used to define a
3.6 Though this guide establishes only minimum training, it
particular geodetic model.
does not imply that an endorsed Level I GPS Wilderness
2.1.4 route, n—a series of waypoints which define a virtual
Navigator is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term
path from one location to one or more other locations.
member of an organization. The AHJ is responsible for
determining the requirements and qualifications for member or
1 employee ratings.
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search
and Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,
3.7 This guide can be used to evaluate a document to
Training and Education.
determine if its content meets the ne
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