Navigating Direction while Evading Hostage Situation in Hostile Terrain [ Southern Hemisphere ].
Once you are able to escape from the insurgents in a “Hostage situation” and are in an isolate area or unknown terrain, you need to keep composure and get your bearings right.
If you are in the Southern Hemisphere:
1. Find a stick about a meter long and find a open clearing where the stick will cast a definite shadow.
2. Insert the stick it stands vertical to the ground.
3. Mark the tip of the shadow.
4. Wait for 15 minutes and you will find that the shadow has moved by 1” to 2”.
5. Now mark the tip of the second shadow.
6. Now place your left foot on the first mark of the shadow.
7. Place your right foot on the second mark of the shadow.
8. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you will be facing in the South direction.
9. Now get your bearings and take a decision whether you want to move North or South or East or West.
10. Stay alert and evade a hostage situation.
Advisor, Corporate Risks
Assistant Professor, MBA Competitive Intelligence & Corporate Warfare program