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Figure 9.5. Compass rose on nautical charts
A compass is used for several different purposes including:
 Determine direction to a destination or landmark.

 Stay on a straight course to a destination or landmark, even if
you lose sight of it.
 Avoid obstacles in the path to the destination or landmark.

 Return to your starting point.
 Pinpoint locations on a map and in the field.

 Identify what you are looking at in the field or on a map.
 Orient a map.

 Plot points on a map.
 Plot route of travel on a map.
Learning how to use a compass is an important outdoor skill; not

just for walkers, but cyclists and runners too. It’s good to take a
compass with you, but even better if you know what to do with it. A
compass helps you to find where you are and find your way; this is

very useful but can be critical if you get lost and visibility is poor. The
main ways you use a compass are:
 “Setting” the map with the compass so that it matches what
you see on the ground, and that you're pointing in the right direction.

 Taking a bearing from the map and walking on a bearing
(direction).
 Using a bearing to identify features on the ground by checking

the bearing from where you are.
 Identifying your own position using 'back bearings' from two or
more distant known features (also known as 'resectioning').

VI. INDIVIDUAL WORK

Task 1. Complete the text with the words from the box and
translate it into Ukrainian.

solar compass; observations; magnetic compass;

accurate instrument; eventually; attached; the
instrument; categories; fixed position.

Types of compasses, their description.

Although there are many varieties of compasses, they all fall into
two main________: either a "plain" compass or a "vernier" compass.

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