Survey Crew Manual/No S296

The present-day practice of having survey field crews perform var¬ious types of field survey work with little or no instruction or supervi¬sion from qualified professionals has created the need for a guide that will establish a working foundation for inexperienced field crew mem¬bers. This book attempts to fill that need. It is also directed somewhat to the professional employer who has lost contact with the problems and needs of his field personnel. I know, accept, and endorse the fact that field personnel these days include women; however, I see no need at this time to pioneer changes in accepted language regarding survey field crews. The terms rodman, instrumentman, chainman, and field man as used in this book apply to both men and women. With today's high hourly rates for field party work, wasted time becomes very expensive. The field man cannot hope to increase his salary unless he demonstrates his ability to efficiently produce good work. The surveying or engineering firm cann