NATIONAL NAVIGATION Award Scheme

The NNAS is designed for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. From schools/ Youth Organisations through to committed mountaineers, walkers, ramblers, mountain bikers, etc. The scheme has 3 levels to motivate participants to develop their navigational skills in the great outdoors. Maps and compass provided.

LEVEL 1 BRONZE

Provides the candidates with the basic skills of map selection, symbol interpretation, scale, orientation, use of handrails, distance estimation, compass skills, planning and safety procedures.

LEVEL 2 SILVER

Provides the candidate with the skills to use attack points, aiming off, use coarse and fine navigation, step counting as a accurate distance estimation, relocation and understanding the effects of the environment on the route choice.

LEVEL 3 GOLD

Provides consolidation of the Level 1 & 2 skills, plus use of macro and micro compass skill, contouring skills, distance calculations. A two day training course is followed by a further one day assessment at a later date.

Youth Organisations you may prefer to structure the Award as a series of indoor based lessons, progressing to half day sessions in the field. Certificates & badges are awarded to successful candidates at each level.