SEA SCOUT APPRENTICE RANK STUDY GUIDE

1. IDEALS

• Admission Ceremony
• Recite Sea Promise (front cover)
• Discuss Scouting Mission Statement (front cover)
  • Vision Statement (front cover)
  • Scout Oath (back inside cover)
  • Scout Law (back inside cover)
    
• Demonstrate courtesies (p 39)
• Demonstrate proper boarding procedures p 40 - 41)

2. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP

• Attendance, Dues and fundraising
• Uniform - describe work & dress uniform; wear; care (p 17 - 25)

3. LEADERSHIP

• Descripe Petty Officer and Officer/Advisor positions* (p 11 - 15)
• Identify insignia and chain of comand*

4. SWIMMING

• 100 yards (including 25 yard backstroke)
• Discuss Safe Swim Defense (p 69)

5. SAFETY

• PFD's / LIFEJACKETS ( p 73 - 74)
  • Describe 5 USCG types
  • Proper use and care
• Visual Distress Signals (p 78 - 79)
  • Types
  • Location
  • Use
• Distress Communications Form (p 92)
  • Mayday
  • Pan Pan
  • Security
• Safety Standards
  • On/araound vessels, docks, etc
  • Tools, Machinery
  • Proper lifting

6. MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP

• Knots (p 108)
  
  • overhand*
  • square knot
  • figure eight
    
  • bowline
    
  • two half hitches
  • clove hitch
    
  • sheet bend
    
  • cleat hitch

7. BOAT HANDLING

• Heaving line

9. SERVICE DETAILS

• 16 documented hours of approved work on ship equipment, projects

Note: Page numbers are based on the 11th Edition, 2010 Sae Scout Manual