41 LA8 LkLkCISL NC1 LLLMLN1Ak SUkVLING

kC8LLM ACING
C8ILC1IVLS a 1o deLermlne lndlvldual pace facLor
b 1o measure dlsLance by paclng

LA8 LkLkCISL CU1LINL
A INS1kUMLN1S ACCLSSCkILS 8ange oles SLeel 1ape Markers (hubs palnL chalk or crayons)
8 kCCLDUkL
ueLermlnlng ace lacLor
a SelecL a sLralghL and level course and on boLh ends esLabllsh markers aL leasL 90 meLers aparL
ueslgnaLe Lhese end polnLs as A and 8
b Walk over Lhe course aL a naLural pace or galL sLarLlng wlLh elLher heel or Loe over polnL A and counL
Lhe number of paces Lo reach polnL 8
c lor succeedlng Lrlals walk from 8 Lo A Lhen A Lo 8 unLll 3 Lrlals are compleLed and Lhe number of
paces recorded accordlngly
d 8efer Lo Lhe accompanylng sample formaL for Lhe recordlng of observed fleld daLa
18lAL LlnL 1ALu
ulS1AnCL
(m)
nuM8L8 Cl
ACLS
MLAn
nC Cl
ACLS
ACL lAC1C8
(m/pace)
A8
2 8A
3 A8
4 8A
3 A8

2 Measurlng ulsLance by aclng
a ueflne or esLabllsh Lhe end polnLs of anoLher level course whose lengLh ls Lo be deLermlned by
paclng ueslgnaLe Lhese end polnLs as C and u
b lor Lhe flrsL Lrlal walk over Lhe course from C Lo u aL a naLural pace and record Lhe number of
paces 1hen walk from u Lo C and agaln record Lhe number of paces
c 8epeaL Lhe above procedure unLll all flve Lrlals are compleLed
d AfLer Lhe fleld daLa ls recorded make an acLual Laplng of Lhe course Cu Lo deLermlne Lhe Laped
dlsLance
e 8efer Lo Lhe accompanylng sample formaL for Lhe recordlng of observed fleld daLa
18lAL LlnL nCCl
ACLS
MLAn ACLu
ulS1AnCL
1ALu
ulS1AnCL
8LLA1lvL 8LClSlCn
Cu
2 uC
3 Cu
4 uC
3 Cu

C CCMU1A1ICNS
CompuLlng lace lacLor (l)
a CeL Lhe sum of Lhe number of paces for Lhe flve Lrlals performed on course A8 Lhen compuLe Lhe
mean number paces
b ulvlde Lhe known or Laped lengLh of course A8 by Lhe mean number of pace for A8 Lo deLermlne Lhe
pace facLor
2 CompuLlng aced ulsLance (u)
a CeL Lhe sum of Lhe number of paces for Lhe flve Lrlals performed on course Cu Lhen compuLe Lhe
mean number paces
b MulLlply Lhe mean number of paces for Cu by Lhe pace facLor Lo obLaln Lhe paced dlsLance
3 CompuLlng 8elaLlve reclslon (8)
a ueLermlne Lhe dlfference beLween Lhe Laped dlsLance of Cu and Lhe paced dlsLance of Cu
b ulvlde Lhe dlfference by Lhe Laped dlsLance of Cu and reduce Lhe numeraLor Lo unlLy Lo deLermlne
Lhe relaLlve preclslon

D kLMAkkS nIN1S AND kLCAU1ICNS
1he ends of Lhe asslgned courses should be marked wlLh elLher hubs marklng plns or by chalk marks lf on
pavemenL
2 8ange oles are seL or held behlnd Lhe end polnLs Lo serve as guldes or markers durlng acLual paclng
3 A sLeel Lape should be used ln laylng ouL or ln measurlng Lhe acLual lengLhs of courses asslgned for paclng
4 When Laplng Lwo measuremenLs should be made for any llne and Lhe mean recorded as lLs acLual lengLh
3 1he lengLh of a slngle sLep ls Lermed a pace lL may be measured from heel Lo heel or from Loe Lo Loe Also
each Lwo paces or a double sLep ls called a sLrlde
6 aclng conslsLs of counLlng Lhe number of sLeps ln a requlred dlsLance and ls besL done by walklng wlLh
naLural sLeps
7 aclng ls used only when approxlmaLe resulLs are saLlsfacLory such as for esLlmaLlng dlsLance used for
skeLchlng and ln reconnalssance surveys aclng ls also used as a means of checklng dlsLances measured by
more accuraLe meLhods
8 1o keep one on Lhe llne whlle paclng lL ls a good pracLlce Lo flx one's eyes on a dlsLanL ob[ecL on Lhe range
behlnd Lhe pole aL Lhe farLher end of Lhe llne belng paced
9 A parLlal pace aL Lhe end of Lhe llne should be flgured ouL Lo Lhe nearesL onefourLh pace
0 1he accepLed preclslon for measurlng dlsLance by paclng usually varles from /200 Lo /300
8e[ecL measuremenLs LhaL vary from Lhe mean by more Lhan Lhree percenL
2 lf Lhe compuLed relaLlve preclslon of Lhe seL of measuremenLs ld greaLer Lhan one parL ln Lwo hundred Lhe
measuremenL should be repeaLed