1-Direction of travel(azimuth/bearing)

The bearing is the angle between true north and the line of travel. It can be read off the index. The compass dial is divided into 360°. The models dp6 and dp 10 can be supplied on request with scales of 6400 °/°° or 400 grade.

The positioning of the mirror on the compass offers you the advantage of accurate, uncomplicated sighting of the line of travelwhile observing the compass capsule. By turning yourself with the compass in sighting position, the needle must be made to settle with the red end between the parallel north markings on the capsule.

The compass is hekd at waist level and the needle observed from above.

Metal object or power-lines in your vincinity can deviate the compass needle. Strong magnetic fields can in some circumstances even reverse the polarity. Therefore it is adviseable to check yiur compass periodically. Small bubbles in the liquid are of no inmportance. Hey may appear and dissappear with changes of temperature and air pressure.

A-. Orienting the map

a) Adjust bearing to N=0°

b) Lay the compass pointing north along the N-S grid lines on the map.

c) Turn the map and compass until the N point of the needle comes to rest between the N marks. Important: On maps with no N-S grid lines, these should be drawn in every 1½ " (3-4 cm)

a) Take a bearing on the desired point and adjust the angle by turning the dial so that the north marking on the dial are over the north end of the needle.

b)Mark your own position on the map.

c) Place the compass on the map with the end of the drawer frame on your position. Rotate the compass until the N-S line on the dial is parallel to the N-S grid of the map.

d) The point to be fixed is now on the line formed by the long edge of the compass.

When you encounter an obstacle such as a thicket, swamp, hill, lake etc..

a ) Change your route to the line of detour II early enough( north end of needle under one pair of detour marks.) Count your foot steps.

c)Once around the obstacle, turn to line of detour III ( north end of needle under the other pair of detour marks.)

d) After counting the same number of foot steps proceed in the original direction I

Bearing compasses with sighting mirror and declination correction have a adjusting screw on the reverse side of the capsule. By turnning the srew, the north markings(magnetic north) can be adjusted to compensate for declination changes against the dial scale and true northwith the aid of a special index.

Exemple: Declination 20° W. Increase in azimuth of 20° - Declination 20° E. decrease in atimuth of 20°.

With the clinometer you can measure inclines. How often have you wanted to know thr grade of a slope, road or montain side ? Should you make a detour or might there be a risk of an avalanche ? You might need to know the maximum permitted tilt of your cross-country vehicle?.

Open out the mirror and fix in position by light downward pressure - hold compass sideways and tilt vertically; take sighting of desired point over upper edge. - Read off angle of inclination in the mirror (red mark on red scale) - The degree numbers you read off can be converted with the help of the tables on the reverse side of the mirror, i.e. to percent (inclination, gradient, difference of altitude, etc...).