Class A Test
The Class A test kicks off our competition on Saturday morning. This scantron-type test evaluates each girl on flag etiquette, Girl Scout know-how, nautical know-how, and navy time/bell time and watches. The troop score is determined by averaging each individual girl’s score.
Flag Folding & Flag Ceremony
Throughout the weekend two random girls from each troop will be chosen to fold the American flag. Troops will also earn points for attending the flag ceremony on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Compass and Relative Bearings
Girls will demonstrate knowledge of the cardinal and intercardinal points of a compass and their relative degrees. Girls also will be tested on the diamond points of a compass and relative bearings of a ship.
International Code Flags
Girls will demonstrate knowledge of the names of the International Code Flags, their meanings, number pennants, Answering Pennant and Repeaters.
Knots
Girls will demonstrate knowledge of Bowline, Clove hitch, Figure eight, Fisherman's knot, cleat hitch, Round turn and two half hitches, Sheet bend, Square knot, Taut line, and Timber hitch.
Marlinspike
Marlinspike is an event for advanced knots and rope working.
Rules of the Road/Aids to Navigation
Girls will demonstrate knowledge of types of buoys, basic rules of navigation and right-of-way, lighthouses, foghorns, and other aids used in navigation.
Weather and Tides
Girls will demonstrate knowledge of weather instruments, cloud formations, types of tides, how to read a tide chart and a weather map, and relevant weather and tides vocabulary and symbols.