The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!
From the Wiki University
What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?
Establish cardinal points by day using the sun
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Complete movement of the sun is recorded over a solar day using a sun compass constructed in an open and level area Completed |
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True north, associated cardinal points and the arc of the sun are annotated on the sun compass Completed |
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True north and associated cardinal points are notated using a quick shadow stick method and allowance is made for the deviation arising from early morning or late afternoon siting Completed |
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Establish cardinal points by night using celestial aids
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Celestial bodies are identified in the sky and used to extrapolate the location of cardinal points directly Completed |
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Celestial bodies are identified in the sky and used to extrapolate the location of the celestial pole Completed |
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Celestial pole is used to extrapolate true south (or north) on the earth/sky horizon and a compass showing all cardinal points is established on the ground Completed |
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Employ improvised direction measuring techniques
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An analysis is conducted, based upon the survival situation, and an appropriate direction of travel (if any) is selected to optimise survival or rescue Completed |
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An improvised protractor is made using a multi-folded sheet of paper and the desired angle of direction is annotated Completed |
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Protractor is aligned with the established cardinal points of the compass, and the annotated angle is used to select a coincident recognisable feature in the distance Completed |
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Recognisable feature or interim way-point is approached in a direct line from the start-point Completed |
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Employ improvised time measuring techniques
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Elapsed time is estimated by measuring the angle of a segment of the sun's transit and applying an angle by rate calculation Completed |
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Elapsed time is estimated by measuring the rotation of a celestial body around the celestial pole, and applying an angle by rate calculation Completed |
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Employ improvised distance measuring techniques
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Distance is estimated by counting number of paces taken and applying a paces by length of pace calculation Completed |
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Distance is estimated by travelling at constant estimated velocity and applying a velocity by time calculation Completed |
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Determine overall position relative to start point and navigate back
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Grid system using a standard scale is plotted on a sheet of paper, and cardinal points and start point are annotated Completed |
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Physical navigation movements are plotted as scaled vectors from the start point Completed |
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Individual navigation vectors are aggregated to determine final position relative to the start point Completed |
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Return vector is determined in order to return to the start point Completed |
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