Defines Sea Scouting in terms of its advancement program. The presentation was created for Scout's Quartermaster Board

1. What is Sea Scouting?
Alex Young’s Adventures w/ S378

2. Agenda
• Founder’s Vision
• Ship Organizational Structure
• Sea Scout Ranks: What is a(n) . . .
– Apprentice Seaman
– Ordinary Seaman
– Able Seaman
– Quartermaster

3. Brother of Founder’s Vision
Warington Baden-Powell – 1911:
• “Sea Scouting is simply a brand of Boy Scouting.
• “Scouts first, seamen afterwards.”
Brother of necessarily
• “Sea Scouting is notFounder’s 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
Boatswain
Yeoman
Boatswain’s Mate
Purser
Crew Leader
Specialist
Asst Crew Leader
Storekeeper
Bugler

5. Ship Organizational Roles
Boatswain
Similar to a troop
with additional roles
(SPL)
Boatswain’s
Mate: Admin
Crew Leaders
(ASPL)
(PLs & APLs)
Yeoman
Purser
Bugler
(Scribe)
(Treasurer)
(Bugler)
Activity Chairs
Boatswain’s
Mate: Program
Specialists
Storekeeper
[Coxswains]
(Quartermaster)

6. Sea Scout Ranks
Apprentice
Seaman
Ordinary
Seaman
Able
Seaman
Quartermaster

7. Apprentice Seaman
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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. Uniform
Our uniform is part of
Our survival gear

10. 16 Service Hours

11. 8 Knots
Overhand Knot
Square (Reefing) Knot
Figure Eight
Bowline
Two Half-Hitches
Clove Hitch
Sheet Bend
Cleat Hitch

12. Emergency Reporting

13. Customs & Courtesies
Landship Customs & Courtesies
Part of Bridges of Honor
(Court of Honor)

14. Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

15. Ordinary Seaman
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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)
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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 Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Timber Hitch
Rolling Hitch
Taut-Line Hitch
Marlin Hitch
Stevedore’s Knot

19. 36-Hour Cruise

20. Boating Safety Course

21. Rules of the Road: Rec Boats
Maneuvering, Navigation Lights, Basic Rules

22. Swimming Merit Badge

23. Vessel Safety Checks
Fire Extinguishers
PFDs
Navigation Lights
Registration
Distress Signals
Sound Devices
Etc
Done each year,
Usually before
Long Cruise

24. Radio Communications
Most important radio on West Point Lake is your mobile phone

25. Emergency Drills
Man Overboard --- Fire --- Abandon Ship

26. Rope Characteristics & Handling

27. Rowboat Handling

28. Boat Anatomy
6 types of
Sailboats
Motor Boat

29. Anchoring & Ground Tackle

30. Basic Navigation Elements
Speed, Time, & Distance
TVMDC +W
Lat / Long
Orienteering on
Steroids!
Bearing
24-Hour Clock

31. Basic Sailing

32. Engine Use & Maintenance

33. Sailboat Racing

34. Able Seaman
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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)
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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 Project
Nearly Identical to Old
Eagle Scout Leadership
Project Workbook

50. BSA Lifeguard

51. Boat Refurbishing

52. Ship 378 Motto
If it ain’t fun,
we ain’t doin’ it
(unless we have to)