Sea Explorer

MAP READING

1) Plan and run an orienteering exercise for the Troop of not less than 2 hours and 20 control points.

CAMPING

2) Have camped away from the Scout meeting place at least 20 nights as a Scout.

3) Explain the importance of conserving wood resources and build two of the following:

a) Hay box or wonder box

b) Reflector oven

c) Solar box

d) Conservation wood stove.

Use them to cook hot meals for a Patrol using raw ingredients.

PIONEERING

4) Explorer Incidents. Lead a Patrol in crossing at least 5 outdoor obstacles, pre-determined by your Scouter, employing pioneering skills in which you have to plan the method and gather the necessary resources. At least one is to be a rescue involving the use of First Aid.

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES

5) Visit a local community health centre, discuss with its staff which issues are most affecting family life in your community, and report back to your Troop in the form a discussion aimed at developing an understanding of these issues among younger Scouts.

6) Create an incident in which an injured person may need to be carried, demonstrating to younger Scouts the following points:

a) the dangers of fractures of the spine;

b) the correct method of lifting a person on to a stretcher;

c) firemen’s lift, walking assist, one-man carry, hand seats, and two-man carry.

OBSERVATION

7) Attend a local community meeting, observe the proceedings and report back to your Troop or Court of Honour on your observations and interpretation of the democratic process in practice.

BACKWOODSMAN

8) Using an imaginative and adventurous scenario, plan, organise and lead a backwoodsman camp of not less than 24 hours, away from the Scout meeting place, in which younger Scouts are instructed in survival skills.

HIKING

9) With your Patrol, plan and lead an overnight expedition, of one of the following:

a) To somewhere unusual, or

b) Using an unusual mode of transport, or

c) To raise money for charity (e.g. an overnight sponsored ride), or

d) To research a subject of your choice.

Half the expedition may be on water. Report back with a written or audio-visual presentation to your Troop.

PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

10) Interest Badges:

a) Hold six badges in one of the following categories: (Explorer, Sea Explorer, Air Explorer).