MCI 0381C MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE LAND NAVIGATION MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, DCUNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1550 Ser 0391C 16 Jun 00 From: Director To: — Marine Corps Institute Student SUBI: LAND NAVIGATION (MCT.0381C) 1, Purpose. MCI course 0381C, Land Navigation, has been published as a part of the Marine Corps continuing education program to provide instruction to all Marines having duties as a navigator 2. Scope. MCI course 0381C, Land Navigation, addresses tasks that should be known by alll Marines, These include navigating with a map and compass, route planning and preparations, and navigating by natural means. 3. Applicability. This course is intended for instructional purposes only. It is designed for use by Marines in the ranks of private through gunnery sergeant serving in all MOS fields. 4, Recommendations, Comments and recommendations on the contents of the course are invited and will aid in subsequent course revisions. Please complete the course evaluation the end of the final examination, Return the questionnaire and the examination questions booklet to your proctor. G.E. GEARHARD By directionTable of Contents Contents, ‘Student Information Study Guide. Study Unit 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Study Unit 2 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Study Unit 3 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Study Unit 4 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Page iit Introduction to the Military Map Contents of a Map The Grid System Distance and Direction Determining Distance... Azimuths .. Elevation and Relief Terrain Features Slopes Contour Lines Maintaining Course and Orientation The Lensatic Compass. 41 Determining Your Location 47 Determining the Location of Distant Objects 419 wigating with a Compass... 424 Terrain Association and Dead Reckoning .. 433 Land Navigation at Night 436 Continued on next pageTable of Contents, Continued Study Unit 5 Lesson | Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Study Unit 6 Lesson I Lesson 2 Study Unit 7 Lesson I Appendix A Review Lesson Page Planning, Preparation, and Execution ‘Tactical Considerations 5-1 Selecting Your Route .. SH Execution 5:25 Land Navigation Using Natural Means Determining Direction by Nature’s Signs ot Planning . The Precision Lightweight Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (PLGR) Purpose, Characteristics, and Capabilities of the PLGR. ee See 7 Operating the Precision Lightweight Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (PLGR) rT ‘Taking Care of Your Map Al RI iiStudent Information Number and Title Study Hours Course Materials Review Agency Reserve Retirement Credits (RRO) ACE Assistance MCI0381C LAND NAVIGATION Text Margarita Peak map GTA 5-2-1, 1981 protractor ‘The Basic School Quantico, VA 3 Reserve Retirement Credits Not applicable (o civilian training/edueation For administrative assistance, have your training officer or NCO log on to the MCT home page at [Link] to access the Unit Verification Report (UVR) or MCI Hotline, Marines CONUS may call toll free 1-800-MCI- USMC. Marines worldwide may call DSN 325-7596. For assistance concerning course content matters, call the Distance Learning Technologies Department's Support Division at DSN 325-7516 or commercial (202) 685-7516. iit(This page intentionally left blank.)Study Guide Congratulations ‘Your Personal Characteristics Congratulations on your enrollment in a distance learning course from the Distance Learning and Technologies Department (DLTD) of the Marine Corps Institute (MCI). Since 1920, the Marine Corps Institute has been helping tens of thousands of hard-charging Marines, like you, improve their technical job performance skills through distance training. By enrolling in this course, you have shown a desire to improve the skills you have and master new skills to enhance your job performance. The distance learning course you have chosen, MCI 0381C, Land Navigation, provides instruction toll Marines having duties that may require them to navigate over unfamiliar terrain, YOU ARE PROPERLY MOTIVATED. You have made a positive decision to get training on your own. Self-motivation is pethaps the most important force in learning or achieving anything. Doing whatever is necessary to learn is motivation. You have it! * YOU SEEK TO IMPROVE YOURSELF. You are enrolled to improve those skills you already possess, and to learn new skills. When you improve yourself, you improve the Corps! * YOU HAVE THE INITIATIVE TO ACT. By acting on your own, you have shown you are a self-starter, willing to reach out for opportunities to learn and grow. © YOU ACCEPT CHALLENGES. You have self-confidence and believe in your ability to acquire knowledge and skills, You have the self- confidence to set goals and the ability to achieve them, enabling you to meet every challenge. YOU ARE ABLE TO SET AND ACCOMPLISH PRACTICAL GOALS. You are willing to commit time, effort, and the resources necessary to set and accomplish your goals. These professional traits will help you successfully complete this distance training course. Conte on niet pageStudy Guide, Continued Beginning Your Course Leafing ‘Through the Text Reading the Lear ng ‘Completing the Exercises Before you actually begin this course of study, read the student information page. Tf you find any course materials missing, notify your training officer or training NCO. If you have all the required materials, you are ready to begin. To begin your course of study, familiarize yourself with the structure of the course text. One way to do this is to read the table of contents, Notice the table of contents covers specific areas of study and the order in which they are presented. You will find the text divided into several study units. Each study unit is comprised of two or more lessons, lesson exercises, and finally, a study unit exercise. Leaf through the text and look at the course. Read a few lesson exercise questions to get an idea of the type of material in the course. If the course has additional study aids, such as a handbook or plotting board, familiarize yourself with them. ‘Turn to the first page of study unit 1. On this page you will find an introduction to the study unit and generally the first study unit lesson, Study ‘unit lessons contain learning objectives, lesson text, and exercises cessful learner, Learning objectives describe in concise terms what the st you, will be able to do as a result of mastering the content of the lesson text. Read the objectives for each lesson and then read the lesson text. As you read the lesson text, make notes on the points you feel are important. To determine your mastery of the learning objectives and text, complete the exercises developed for you. Exercises are located at the end of each lesson, and at the end of each study unit. Without referring to the text, complete the, exercise questions and then check your responses against those provided. Continued on next viStudy Guide, Continued Continuing to March Seeking Assistance Preparing for the Final Exam Continue on to the next lesson, repeating the above process until you have completed all lessons in the study unit, Follow the same procedures for each study unit in the course. If you have problems with the text or exercise items that you cannot solve, ask your training officer or training NCO for assistance. If they cannot help you, request assistance from your MCT distance learning instructor by completing the course content assistance request form located at the back of the course. ‘To prepare for your final exam, you must review what you learned in the course, The following suggestions will help make the review interesting and challenging. * CHALLENGE YOURSELF. ‘ry to recall the entire learning sequence without referring to the text. Can you do it? Now look back at the text to see if you have left anything out. This review should be interesting. Undoubtedly, you'll find you were not able to recall everything, But with a little effort, you'll be able to recall a great deal of the information. * USE UNUSED MINUTES. Use your spare moments to review. Rea your notes or a part of a study unit, rework exercise items, review again; you can do many of these things during the unused minutes of every day. © APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED. It is always best to use the skill or knowledge you've learned as soon as possible. If it isn’t possible to actually use the skill or knowledge, at least try to imagine a situation in which you would apply this learning. For example make up and solve your own problems. Or, better still, make up and solve problems that use most of the elements of a study unit. Continued on next page viiStudy Guide, Continued Preparing for the Final Exam, continued Tackling the Final Exam_ Completing Your Course Graduating! * USE THE “SHAKEDOWN CRUISE” TECHNIQUE. Ask another Marine to lend a hand by asking you questions about the course, Choose a particular study unit and let your buddy “fire away.” ‘This technique can be interesting and challenging for both of you! * MAKE REVIEWS FUN AND BENEFICIAL. Reviews are good habits that enhance learning. They don’t have to be long and tedious. In fact, some learners find short reviews conducted more often prove more beneficial. When you have completed your study of the course material and are confident with the results attained on your study unit exercises, take the sealed envelope marked “FINAL EXAM” to your unit training NCO or training officer. Your tr ining NCO or officer will administer the final examination and return the examination and the answer sheet to MCI for grading. Before taking your final examination, read the directions on the DP-37 answer sheet carefully. The sooner you complete your course, the sooner you can better yourself by applying what you've learned! HOWEVER--you do have 2 years from the date of enrollment to complete this course. If you need an extension, please complete the Student Request/Inquiry Form (MCI-RI1) located at the back of the course and deliver it to your training officer or training NCO. Asa graduate of this distance learning course and as a dedicated Marine, your job performance skills will improve, benefiting you, your unit, and the Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis! viiiSTUDY UNIT | INTRODUCTION TO THE MILITARY MAP. Introduction. Maps provide you with information on the existence and location of ground features, such as populated areas and routes of travel and communication. ‘They also indicate variations in terrain, heights of natural features, and the extent of vegetation cover. With the Marine Corps dispersed throughout the world, it is necessary to rely on ‘maps to provide information to our combat elements far from our shores. Therefore, all operations require a supply of maps; however, the finest maps available are worthless, unless you know how to read them. During this study unit you will be introduced to the contents of maps and how to determine grid coordinates. Lesson 1, CONTENTS OF A MAP LEARNING OBJECTIVES iven a Margarita Peak map, identify marginal information. 2, Select what each color used on your Margarita Peak map represents, 3. When provided with a series of topographical symbols, name the natural or man- ade feature(s) that each symbol represents. 1101, Marginal Information on a Map A map can be compared to any other piece of equipment, Before you use it, you must read the instructions. Map instructions are placed around the outer edge of the map and are called “marginal informatio tures, as well as the A topographical map is defined as a type of map which portrays terrain f horizontal positions of the features represented. The vertical positions, or relief, are normally represented by contour lines. All maps are not the same, so every time you use a different map, examine the marginal information carefully. Figure 1-1 on the next page shows a reduced version of a topographic map. The circled numbers indicate the key elements of marginal information that you need to know. They correspond to the following itemsCALIFORNIA 1:30.00 MARGARITA PEAK gaia vo95_ 25501 @ © @ © ©® TT TT Tt TT | | H ELEVATIONS Wy METERS 8 CconTOUR HITCHVAL af METERS a ® ® ® Fig I-1. Marginal information.a, Sheet Name (1). A map is named after the most prominent cultural or geographical feature. Whenever possible, the name of the largest city on the map is used. The sheet name is found in wo places: the center of the upper margin and either the right or left side of the lower margin, MARGARITA PEAK b, Sheet Number (2). ‘The sheet number is used as a reference number for that map sheet. It is found in two places: the upper right margin and the lower left margin, sweet 2550 IV c. Series Name (3). The map series name is found in the upper left includes a group of similar maps at the same scale and/or the same sheet lines designed to cover a particular geographical area. The name given a series is that of the most prominent areas. CALIFORNIA margin. It usually d. Scale (4). The scale note is a representative-fraction that gives you the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the earth's surface. For example, the scale note 1:50,000 on your California Series map indicates that one inch on the map equals 50,000 inches on the ground. Maps with different scales will display different degrees of topographical detail. For example, a map with a scale of 1:25,000 will give more detail than a 1:50,000 map because one inch on the map represents only 25,000 inches on the ground, rather than the 50,000 inches of the 1:50,000 map. The scale is found both in the upper left margin after the series name and in the center of the lower margin. 1:50,000 e. Series Number (5). The series number is a sequence reference expressed either as a four-digit number (1125) or as a letter, followed by a three or four-digit number (M556; N334 1). It is found in both the upper right margin and the lower left margin = 795 f. Edition Number (6). The edition number represents the age of the map in relation to other editions of the same map and the agency responsible for its production, For example, EDITION 5-DMATC indicates the fifth edition prepared by the Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center. EDITION 6-DMA indicates the sixth edition prepared by the Defense Mapping Agency. Edition numbers run consecutively. A map bearing a higher edition number is assumed to contain more recent information than the same map bearing a lower edition number. It is found in the upper right margin and in the lower left margin. 8-NIMAzg. Index to Boundaries (7). The index to boundaries diagram, which is a miniature of the map, shows the boundaries that occur within, the map area, such as county lines and state boundaries. The index of boundaries diagram appears in the lower right margin of all map sheets. h, Adjoining Sheets Diagram (8). Maps contain a diagram that illustrates the adjoining map sheets. The adjoining sheets diagram ustially contains nine rectangles, but the number may vary depending on the locations of the adjoining sheets. All represented sheets are identified by their sheet numbers, The diagram is found in the lower right margin of all map sheets.i, Elevation Guide (9), The elevation guide is a miniature characterization of the terrain shown, The tetrain is shown by bands of elevation, spot elevations, and major drainage features, ‘The elevation guide helps you rapidly identify major landforms. It is normally found in the lower right margin. j. Declination Diagram (10). This indicates the angular relationships of true north, grid north, and magnetic north, Recent edition maps have a note indicating how to convert azimuths from grid (o magnetic and from magnetic (o grid next to the declination diagram. ‘The declina diagram is located in the lower margin. reams) 15k, Bar Scales (11). Bar scales are used to convert map distance to ground distance, Maps may have three or more bar scales, each in a different unit of measure. Exercise care when using the scales, especially in the selection of the unit of measure. The bar scales are located in the center of the lower margin, Seale 1:50,000 1 = 2 : 2 Sate Mie ny @ ni z 2 Naval as 1. Contour Interval Note (12). ‘The contour interval note states the vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on the map. When supplementary contours are used, the interval is indicated. In recent edition maps, the contour interval is given in meters instead of feet. This note is found in the center of the lower margin normally below the bar scales. ELEVATIONS IN METERS ‘CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 METERS m, Legend (13). The legend illustrates and identifies the topographic symbols used to depict some of the more prominent features on the map, such as railroad tracks, buildings, and swamps. The symbols are not alway’ the same on every map. Always refer to the legend to avoid error when reading a map. ‘The legend is located in the lower left margin, i—3]| 224] + = a : | a = oe mana py = wnt ett eet = xia Sy —. vate oo ‘nttonpos ‘sont og | = Se np a a 16