Boatman Badge

 

Home | Scout Troop | Badges

 

Name                                                              

 

Patrol                                                              

 

                                                                                   

 

Date

Know what clothing to wear & what personal equipment is needed for sailing & rowing.

 

Know the kinds of buoyancy aids available & how to use them.

 

Be able to swim 50 metres.

 

Be able to help with launching & retrieving a boat.

 

Be able to board a boat:

 

            From a wharf

 

            From a beach

 

            From the water

 

            From another boat

 

Know the dangers & precautions to take when:

 

coming alongside,

 

moving in the boat,

 

Raising and lowering spars & oars

 

Using equipment such as boathooks

 

Be able to

 

            Bail

 

            Fend

 

            Lash in loose equipment

 

            Cast off

 

Tie a:

 

Bowline

 

Figure 8

 

Clove hitch

 

Sheetbend

 

Reef knot

 

Make fast to a cleat

 

Know basic distress signals that can be performed without equipment.