With the help of another shipmate, reeve a double purchase tackle or establish a 2 point load distributing anchor point and a 3:1 mechanical advantage system (e.g., Z-drag) used to unpin paddlecraft. Demonstrate your ability to handle a vessel with paddles or oars by doing one of the following: Safely board a rowboat and row in a straight line for 200 yards, stop, make a pivot turn, return to the starting point and backwater in a straight line for 50 yards/meters. e. Explain techniques used for the maintenance, protection, and repair of hulls and decks on your ship’s vessel. Be inducted as a member of your local USPS squadron. Know the special precautions that should be taken when limited visibility is encountered. Refer to operations manuals or your ship’s adult leaders for correct procedures and guidance. 2. 1. Lay a course of at least three legs and execute it using dead reckoning. #FloatPlan. c. Write a 500-word report on an aquatic environment (freshwater, coastal, estuary, or sanctuary). c. Meet your ship’s bylaws requirement for active participation in your ship’s meetings and activities for three months. c. Demonstrate how to fly, hoist, lower, fold, display and salute the U.S. flag. Requirements include but are not limited to being trained in Lifesaving by BSA or Red Cross, organizing, planning and conducting a cruise of not less than 40 hours, and completing a service project that impacts the local community. All Rights Reserved. a. a. Refer to operations manuals or your ship’s adult leaders for correct procedures and guidance. e. Conduct a fire safety inspection of the vessel normally used by your ship or of your ship’s meeting place. 3. a. Complete an Advanced Diver course from any RSTC agency. We are so proud of you. As a minimum, include a description of the species, its habitat, history, current population numbers, and current steps being employed to help its recovery. 1. All core sessions, as well as at least three elective sessions, must be completed to fulfill this requirement. 2. The award is a reminder that as a ship needs a rudder, a compass, and a moving force to reach its destination, so an individual must be physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight to achieve worthwhile goals in life. Demonstrate your ability to splice and handle wire rope, attach wire rope fittings, and complete a safety and tuning inspection of a vessel. Explain what is required for a vessel under oars. 5. Successfully complete the Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship course. Explain the symbolism of the Sea Scout emblem. iv) Demonstrate your ability to locate and correct minor engine troubles according to the engine manufacturer’s troubleshooting guide. Before an activity, submit a menu that uses cooked and uncooked dishes, a list of provisions, and estimated costs for a day’s meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). b. Earn ACA instructor certification in canoe, kayak or SUP at any level. Contribute to the cruise log for three days of cruising (one cruise or a combination of day cruises). Demonstrate and teach the principles of springing into and out from a dock, from both bow and stern, using an engine depending on the type of vessel used by your ship. Lay out the plan of work to be done, identify suitable building plans, estimate materials, tools, cost, and time involved. Participate in two appropriate interfaith Scout’s Own religious services during ship outings. (Refer to the Duty to God brochure, No. Teach the Apprentice, Ordinary, and Able marlinspike seamanship requirements to a crew. ==> " Great article in the current edition of BoatUS magazine regarding the use of float plans. This may include, but is not limited to, camping supplies, tents, "chuck boxes" (containers holding food and cooking supplies), stoves, camp fuel (propane, naphtha, etc. Celestial Navigation: i) Explain how the sextant works. Sea Scouts have adapted these traditions to the Sea Scout program and have created traditions of their own. ii) Serve as helmsman, with one or more additional crew members, of a slooprigged or other suitable boat with a spinnaker in a race sailed under ISAF racing rules. The Sea Scout must attend at least three-quarters of all Ship meetings and special activities over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouts skills, complete a Quartermaster Leadership Service Project (community service project) and pass a council level board of review. d. Plan and practice the following drills: man overboard, fire, and abandon ship. b. d. Organize and help conduct the BSA’s Introduction to Leadership Skills for Ships (ILSS) for your ship, or serve as staff on a NYLT course. Or, keep a journal of paddling trips that includes names of participants, access points, waterway description and notable events. 3 Photos. During this cruise no substantial errors may be committed. 2. 6. 3. In 2019 there were 58,659 Eagle Scouts. b. While underway, perform the following drills: man overboard, damage control, abandon ship, fire, collision, and any other drills used by your ship. a. vii) Explain electrolysis as applied to the deterioration of a boat’s underwater fittings by galvanic action and its prevention. d. Demonstrate the proper procedure for boarding a Sea Scout vessel and landship. 3. i) Explain the principal features of steam turbine, turboelectric, direct reversing diesel, diesel-electric, gas turbine, nuclear, gasoline, and diesel engines and the relative advantages of each type. Submit the cruise logs to your Skipper. Show how to use it and demonstrate measuring horizontal angles and altitudes. Safe seamanship skills are advanced through our official partnership with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Complete the National Safe Boating Council course Boat Control On-Water Training. Make a useful item such as a boatswain’s lanyard, rigging knife lanyard, bell rope, etc., or decorate a portion of your ship’s equipment such as a stanchion, rail, lifeline, tiller, etc. a. iii) Explain the difference between direct current and alternating current and the best uses for each. Complete any Nova Award (Each award completed counts as a Level 2 elective). a. d. Discuss with an adult leader how you live the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life. Teach the Ordinary and Able weather requirements to a crew. c. Create a route in an electronic navigation device that includes at least five waypoints. b. b. a. Use the system to haul a weight at least five feet across the ground. b. Demonstrate a draw stroke to move the boat sideways both right and left, and forward and reverse sweeps to spin the boat both clockwise and counter. Demonstrate the proper care of storage batteries. iv. 2. Launch the craft. Attend Wood Badge (youth 18 and over). Prepare and present a program on Sea Scouts for a Boy Scout troop, Venturing crew, Venturing Officers’ Association meeting, school class, or other youth group. 3. b. a. b. The project plan must be approved by your Skipper and ship committee and approved by the council or district advancement committee before you start. Explain how rope is sized and measured. Kits may be used. Boatswain Call: Demonstrate your ability to use a boatswain’s pipe by making the following calls—word to be passed, boat call, veer, all hands, pipe down, and piping the side. 3. den chief, historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or outdoor ethics guide. Notice he is an Eagle Scout, with our SAR Good Citizenship Medal alongside. Each of these trails is a highlight experience, but each requires the Sea Scout to set their own goals and follow through to achievement. Join a local Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla as a Basic Qualified member and qualify for any Operational Auxiliary Program (AUXOP) or any Trident Marine Safety specialty rating. The Rust Powers Foundation offers a college scholarship for the year's class of Eagle Scouts, Venturing Summit Award, or Sea Scouts Quartermaster recipients in BSA's Duck Creek District of Circle Ten Council. Shop For Official BSA Issued Scouting Items. 7. (Refer to the Duty to God brochure, No. Pass a NAUI, PADI, SDI, or any other Recreational Scuba Training Council Certification Agency’s swim test. The project plan must be approved by your Skipper and ship committee and approved by the council or district advancement committee before you start. d. While underway, serve as a lookout for two hours total. Recruit a new member for your ship and follow through until the new member is registered and formally admitted with an admissions ceremony, or assist in planning and carrying out a ship recruiting activity, such as an open house or joint activity with a youth group or organization. Do all required maneuvers. a. Describe the safety equipment required by law for your ship’s primary vessel. For comparison purposes, a written report of 500 to 1,000 words would form an appropriate explanation. f. Make a dead reckoning table of compass and distances (minimum three legs) between two points, plot these on a chart, and determine the final position. > Sea Scouts learn to sail and operate powerboats as they advance in rank toward the ultimate Sea Scouting award, the Quartermaster Award, which is similar in prestige to the Eagle Award. a. Discuss with an adult leader the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as related to oil discharges. C $101.27; 0 bids +C $23.63 shipping; From United States; Region 11 Sea Scout Regatta Patch TC1. Under competent oversight, take charge of a crew and demonstrate your ability to handle a suitable sailing vessel in all points of sail. 2. By Cassandra Day Published 6:00 pm EDT, Friday, August 30, 2019. a. 4. a. c. Teach Apprentice 5a and Ordinary 5a, 5b, and 5c requirements to a crew. b. Complete the requirements for one of the following: Boardsailing BSA, Kayaking BSA, or Stand Up Paddling BSA award, or the Kayaking, Whitewater, or Canoeing merit badge. The award is a reminder that as a ship needs a rudder, a compass, and a moving force to reach its destination, so an individual must be physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight to achieve worthwhile goals in life. Make a useful item such as a boatswain’s lanyard, rigging knife lanyard, bell rope, etc., or decorate a portion of your ship’s equipment such as a stanchion, rail, lifeline, tiller, etc. Shaw was basically captain for the weekend. b. Teach the Ordinary and Able weather requirements to a crew. 2. d. Explain the 24-hour time system and demonstrate that you can convert between 12- and 24-hour time. d. Organize and help conduct the BSA’s Introduction to Leadership Skills for Ships (ILSS) for your ship, or serve as staff on an NYLT course. c. Understand the system of aids to navigation employed in your area. a. The project plan must be approved by your Skipper and ship committee and approved by the council or district advancement committee before you start.