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Night Navigation

Night Navigation. Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project. What’s Different?. Typically teams move much slower Why? Vision impaired Seeing Black and White Mostly Simply not comfortable Is there a solution? Not total, but workable. What do we do?.

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Night Navigation

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  1. Night Navigation Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

  2. What’s Different? • Typically teams move much slower • Why? • Vision impaired • Seeing Black and White Mostly • Simply not comfortable • Is there a solution? • Not total, but workable

  3. What do we do? • Wear reflective vests • Use Red Lens in Flashlight • Avoid especially dangerous areas • Only send experienced personnel to the field at night • Wait until daytime if necessary - Use the Night for planning and crew rest

  4. Why use a red lens? • As light decreases, the sensing tasks are passed over from the cones to the rods of the eyes. • The sensitivity of the rods involves a pigment called visual purple (rhodopsin) which is bleached in bright light and takes time to re-constitute • Because the rods are less sensitive to red light, we use red lenses in our lights to keep our limited night vision

  5. Why else should we use a red lens? • It takes on average 40+ minutes to regain your night vision • Younger people tend to adapt quicker than adults to the dark

  6. Be careful out there!

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