Coxswain Badge

 

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Complete Oarsman Badge

 

Supervise preparation of boat and crew for rowing

 

Supervise launching and retrieving boat

 

Know Scout boating rules and the need for boat certificates

 

Know rules of the road at sea and local boating limits

 

Know the gear to carry in the boat when rowing

 

Know the prevention, symptoms and emergency treatment of hypothermia

 

Know CPR

 

Take charge of the boat and maintain discipline while:

 

            Letting go and coming alongside a wharf

 

            anchoring

 

            beaching

 

            Coming alongside another boat

 

            Coming up to a buoy

 

Demonstrate man-overboard procedure

 

Know what to do if carried away.

 

            By wind

 

            Tide

 

            If swamped

 

            In collision

 

Be able to prepare a boat for towing and tow another boat

 

Be able to row the boat with only one other oarsman and no coxswain

 

Correctly load a boat with stores and row it to another location and correctly unload

 

Know what to do in the event of a capsize

 

Know how to use distress signals and demonstrate