Ans: By cross staff
1. The cross staff is held vertically on the chain line where the offset is likely to occur. It is turned until one pair of opposite slits is directed to the ranging rod ( say B)
2. Though the other pair of slit point P is seen.
3. If it is not seen or bisected, cross staff is moved forward or backward on the chain line AB until the object P is seen.
4. Then P1 is the foot of perpendicular on the chain line.
5. Care should be taken to hold the staff vertically and is not twisted round at the time of bisection.
OR
By Indian optical square:
1. To take on offset to the object P the observer holds the instruments in his hand and stands on the chain line AB.
2. He turns the open face towards the object P, the forward station B is then sighted by looking through the opening which according to as the object P is to his right and walks along the chain line untill object appears exactly in line with the ranging rod at B.
3. The point P1 vertically under the instruments is required point.