Outdoor Adventure Specialist Skill -
Aquatics

Outdoor Adventure Skills are one aspect of the new program Achievement Pathways.

There are 9 skill areas.

* 3 core areas (Bushcraft, Bushwalking and Camping)

* 6 specialist areas (Alpine, Aquatic, Boating, Cycling, Paddling and Vertical)

Each Skill area is broken into 9 Stages, with skills progressively increasing from 1 to 9

Aquatics is considered a Specialist area due to its variable accessibility of some aspects for members across Australia. Whilst Stages 1-3 cover generic aquatic skills, Stages 4 and above stream into Lifesaving, Snorkelling and Surfing, whilst Stage 7 and above streams include Surfing, Swiftwater Safety and SCUBA.

Only the highest Stage attained in each skill area is to be worn on your uniform.

These badges are across all Scouting youth sections (Joey Scouts to Rover Scouts), therefore when changing sections should be removed from one shirt and sewn onto the shirt of the next section.

Click on the badge image below find what is needed for each stage of the Alpine Badge, each of these statements need to be completed in order to earn these badges.