ASTM F3072-26

1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to use a GNSS2 receiver to navigate on land and small bodies of water.

1.2 This guide applies to the use of a GNSS receiver for navigating on land, on and off roads, and on small bodies of water, wherever GNSS signals can be received.

1.3 This guide applies to the use of a GNSS receiver for navigating in disaster areas where local positioning aids or references may be lost or damaged.

1.4 This guide does not apply to the use of a GNSS receiver on large bodies of water, at sea, or in the air.

1.5 This guide does not imply that a GNSS receiver is a replacement for a map and compass. Use of the latter is strongly recommended as a backup for GNSS navigation.

1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to use a GNSS receiver to navigate on land and small bodies of water. A person trained to this guide shall be endorsed for Intermediate Land GNSS Receiver Use (GNSS-II Endorsed).

4.2 This guide is the second level of training for land GNSS receiver use, and only establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a person to navigate with a GNSS receiver on land and on small bodies of water. No other skills are included or implied.

4.3 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional requirements for its own members to be GNSS-II Endorsed.

4.4 This guide by itself is not a complete training document. It only specifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for an individual to be endorsed for Intermediate Land GNSS Receiver Use. This guide may, however, be used in the development of, or as part of, a complete training document or program.

4.5 Though this guide establishes only minimum training, it does not imply that a person endorsed for Intermediate Land GNSS Receiver Use is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term member of an organization. The AHJ is responsible for determining the requirements and qualifications for member or employee ratings.

4.6 This guide can be used to evaluate a document to determine if its content includes the necessary topics for training a person to be endorsed for Intermediate Land GNSS Receiver Use. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if it meets the requirements of this guide.

4.7 The information in the following sections is not presented in any particular order and does not represent a training sequence.

4.8 Except where a physical skill or ability must be shown, the AHJ is responsible for determining the best way to evaluate a person’s knowledge, skill, and ability. This may be by written exam, oral exam, demonstration, or some combination of the three.