Updated 08/27/2003 07:46 AM
Sea Scout Advancement - where do you stand?
Step 1: Check out the Sea Scout Advancement Requirements:
Step 2: Check out and improve your performance:
Your current Attendance & Uniform Competition Standings.
Your current Work Hours Completed.
Your current Advancement Scorecard - what you have actually done so far.
How to purchase and care for your Sea Scout Uniforms.
Have you memorized the Sea Promise, Scout Oath, and Scout Law yet?
Apprentice requirement 6 says in part about "Know ... safety standards in the use of power tools, machinery, lifting heavy objects, and other safety devices used by your ship. For some safety standards used on commercial ships, click here. Check the bottom of the list especially for lifting and machinery.
Try your Reef Points knowledge.
Try your skills at semaphore signaling.
Review signaling using online version of International Code of Signals - Pub 102.
Review Sea Scout Drill courtesy of Ship 601.
Find out about our ship's YORKSHIRE namesake.
Know the background of MAYDAY, SOS, and other emergency messages.
Understand the magnetic compass and the forces that can affect it.
Understand compass error and how to apply it to steer a safe course.
Learn a little bit about weather and how storms are formed.
Get some hints about how to recruit a new member.
Step 3: Consider qualifying for some additional Sea Scout Awards
SEAL - Sea Leadership Training
Step 4: Review some special tools and resources online to help you advance:
Training courses onboard der PeLiKan, the 46' Morgan ketch in the Chesapeake - learn by doing! HIGHLY recommended!! See the Skipper if you are interested or have questions.
Flags, the Phonetic Alphabet, and Morse Code - courtesy of our sister ship in the United Kingdom, the 4th Knowle Sea Scouts.
The Boatswain's Call or Boatswain's Pipe - courtesy of our sister ship in the United Kingdom, the 4th Knowle Sea Scouts.
Parts of a Boat - courtesy of our sister ship in the United Kingdom, the 4th Knowle Sea Scouts.
SeaSources, Training for Mariners - Multiple Choice Questions with Illustrations for Coast Guard License Exam Preparation Assistance.
Parts of a sailboat - courtesy of 43rd Portsmouth Sea Scouts, UK.
The Beaufort Wind Scale - a way to uniformly describe wind speed.
Study your Knots (several to choose from).
Anchor bend (animated graphic)
Step 5: Download some programs to your personal computer for further study offline.
Alfa Zulu flags: an international code flag tutorial
Sextant (a Microsoft PowerPoint 4 presentation): learn what a sextant is and how it works.
