1. What is Sea Scouting? Alex Youngs Adventures w/ S378

2. Agenda Founders Vision Ship Organizational Structure Sea Scout Ranks: What is a(n) . . . Apprentice Seaman Ordinary Seaman Able Seaman Quartermaster 3. Brother of Founders Vision Warington Baden-Powell 1911: Sea Scouting is simply a brand of Boy Scouting. Scouts first, seamen afterwards. Brother of necessarily Sea Scouting is notFounders Vision a scheme for turning out a boy as a ready-made sailor with a view to his going to sea. Teach him, by means which attract him, to be a handy, quick and disciplined man, able to look after himself and to help others in danger. 4. Sea Scout Youth Roles BoatswainYeomanBoatswains MatePurserCrew LeaderSpecialistAsst Crew LeaderStorekeeperBugler 5. Ship Organizational Roles BoatswainSimilar to a troop with additional roles(SPL)Boatswains Mate: AdminCrew Leaders(ASPL)(PLs & APLs)YeomanPurserBugler(Scribe)(Treasurer)(Bugler)Activity ChairsBoatswains Mate: ProgramSpecialistsStorekeeper[Coxswains](Quartermaster) 6. Sea Scout RanksApprentice SeamanOrdinary SeamanAble SeamanQuartermaster 7. Apprentice Seaman Memorize Sea Scout Promise Get Uniform 16 Service Hours Tie 8 Knots & Heave Line Pass Swimmer Test Signal & Report Emergencies Customs & Courtesies Use of All Types of PFDs 8. Sea Scout Promise Ideals Guard Against Water Accidents Guard Against Water Accidents Know Where Life Saving Devices Know Where Life Saving Are & How to Use Them Devices Are & How to Use Them Render Aid to Those in Need Render Aid to Those in Need Protect People Under Their Care Protect People Under Their Care 9. UniformOur uniform is part of Our survival gear 10. 16 Service Hours 11. 8 Knots Overhand KnotSquare (Reefing) Knot Figure Eight Bowline Two Half-Hitches Clove Hitch Sheet Bend Cleat Hitch 12. Emergency Reporting 13. Customs & CourtesiesLandship Customs & Courtesies Part of Bridges of Honor (Court of Honor) 14. Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) 15. Ordinary Seaman Tie 7 Additional Knots 16 More Service Hours 36-Hour Cruise Boating Safety Course Rules of the Road: Recreational Boats Swimming Merit Badge Vessel Safety Checks 16. Ordinary Seaman (Continued) Radio Communication Emergency Drills Rope Characteristics & Handling Handle a Rowboat Boat Anatomy Anchoring & Preparing Ground Tackle Basic Navigation Elements Time, Position, Orientation, Movement 17. Ordinary Seaman (Continued) Master Basic Sailing Engine Use & Routine Maintenance Race Sailboats 18. 7 More Knots French BowlineBowline on a Bight Timber Hitch Rolling Hitch Taut-Line Hitch Marlin Hitch Stevedores Knot 19. 36-Hour Cruise 20. Boating Safety Course 21. Rules of the Road: Rec BoatsManeuvering, Navigation Lights, Basic Rules 22. Swimming Merit Badge 23. Vessel Safety Checks Fire Extinguishers PFDs Navigation Lights Registration Distress Signals Sound Devices EtcDone each year, Usually before Long Cruise 24. Radio CommunicationsMost important radio on West Point Lake is your mobile phone 25. Emergency DrillsMan Overboard --- Fire --- Abandon Ship 26. Rope Characteristics & Handling 27. Rowboat Handling 28. Boat Anatomy6 types of Sailboats Motor Boat 29. Anchoring & Ground Tackle 30. Basic Navigation Elements Speed, Time, & DistanceTVMDC +W Lat / LongOrienteering on Steroids! Bearing24-Hour Clock 31. Basic Sailing 32. Engine Use & Maintenance 33. Sailboat Racing 34. Able Seaman Assemble & Use Block & Tackle Get into and out of Crowded Docks Lifesaving Merit Badge First Aid Cruise Planning & Execution 14 Nights of Cruising Flag Handling 35. Able Seaman (Continued) Learn Aids to Navigation (ATONs) Rules of the Road: Big Boats Fire Control & Avoidance Boat Repairs Read Charts Race Sailboats Small Boat Proficiency 36. Block & Tackle 37. Docking & Mooring 38. Lifesaving Merit Badge 39. [Wilderness] First Aid 40. Cruising 41. Flag Handling 42. Aids to Navigation (ATONs) 43. Rules of the Road: Big Boats 44. Fire Control & Prevention 45. Water Navigation 46. Muscle Boat Proficiency: Kayak 47. Quartermaster Teach Just About Everything Lead 40-Hour Cruise w/ Flawless Drills or SEAL (Advanced Leadership Training) Weather Forecasting & Handling Quartermaster Leadership Project BSA Lifeguard Refurbish a Boat 48. SEAL 49. QM Leadership Service ProjectNearly Identical to Old Eagle Scout Leadership Project Workbook 50. BSA Lifeguard 51. Boat Refurbishing 52. Ship 378 MottoIf it aint fun, we aint doin it (unless we have to)