Finding Your Prey

To be able to PvP, you must first have an opponent. Pick a low-sec system (new players might want to start out with 0.4-0.2 sec) and get to it. Next, you want to make a safe spot. To do this, pick an object (let's say the first planet (NOTE: Remember, when warping to a planet, ALWAYS warp to within 100km)) and warp to it. Now, pick another object, farther away (for example the last planet). Warp to the second object. While warping, open the People and Places window, go to Places, and click Add Bookmark. Name it Safe Spot or any other name that suits you. Now, before you create the bookmark, wait until you're about half way through the warp. That way, you'll be far from almost everything you have to worry about.
Now, to find an opponent, right click in space and find the planet with the most asteroid belts around it. Warp to the planet and click the SCANNER button on the left side of your UI. Set the scan angle to 5, which is the lowest setting. Now, click on your ship, and you should get a little box in the middle of your screen. This will be what you use to aim your scan. Put the upside-down triangle icon of the belt in this box and scan. Make sure your range is set to maximum (put in a bunch of 9s in the range box and then click in space and it will set itself). The range on your scanner is 15 AU when at maximum.
Using this process, scan belts until you find one with a ship in it. Check out the type of ship, and right click -> show info it to make sure it's not a T2 ship. If you think you can take it, warp in and go for the kill.
That's it for finding someone to kill when out pirating. Check back soon, and fly safe.