The Gold NNAS training and assessment builds on the skills learnt in Bronze and Silver NNAS. Gold NNAS advances to skills for dealing with and identifying complex contour features, advance navigation skills to walk to small subtle contour features and quickly identifying and resolving errors

Course Content

• Confident use of the skills detailed in Bronze and Silver NNAS in open countryside, forests and hills.

• To use contours, identify landforms and utilise them as the prime method of navigation.

• Use land features as handrails and contour features for micro navigation.

• Accurately; Follow a route, judge distance, check progress against time, use relevant compass skills and maintain continuous map contact.