Thank you for supporting USOF's Navigation Certification program.

Orienteering coaches requesting navigation certification for their athletes shall submit five documents to you, as described in Navigation Certification. These documents are:

1. The Request Form.
2. A list of the requested athletes and their statistics with names correctly spelled. (Attachment I)
3. An official listing of results with posted straight line distance from either an “A” or “B” meet with "A" level classic distance courses.  There should also be a straight line distance verification notice, written by a Certified Coach who is someone other than the course designer.
4. A verification of independent effort statement signed by the requestor (Attachment III).
5. One check that includes $2.00 per certificate requested for USOF Junior members, $3.00 for USOF adult members or non-USOF Juniors, and $10 for adult nonmembers, written to Certifications.

Your task is to:

1. Check the documentation you received for errors and/or omissions.
2. Verify the information provided in the Request Form and on the listed name sheet against the official posted results. Use the minutes per kilometer calculator to verify each athlete does qualify for certification. The athlete must be faster than 15 min/k for Navigator certification (Orange or higher level course), 12 min/k for Pathfinder (Brown or higher course), and 10 min/k for Expert (Red and Blue only).
3. If you notice a name spelling is different from the results and the submitter does not tell you that the change was made intentionally in a note in the comments section of the application form, you may want to call the requesting coach to verify.
4. Submit only the completed Request Form, Attachment I, and check to obtain the certificates. Be sure to include your mailing address!
   • Option 1 – Submit Request Form and Attachment I electronically, then snail-mail the check with a copy of the Request Form. Certificates will not be processed until Bob receives the check.
   • Option 2 – Submit Request Form, Attachment I and check by snail-mail.

     Send to:
     Robert Turbyfill (turbyr300[at]bigplanet[dot]com)
     5015 Angel Fish Ct.
     Waldorf, MD 20603

5. When received, sign and forward the certificates to the requesting coach.

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Last update: January 24, 2007

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