SEA SCOUT APPRENTICE RANK STUDY GUIDE

1. ADMONITION

• Admission Ceremony

2. IDEALS (Memorize*)

• Discuss Scouting Core Values (inside front cover)
  
• Sea Promise*
  
• Scout Oath*
  
• Scout Law*
  
• Venturing Code (pg 38)

3. PARTICIPATION

• Attendance
• Dues and fundraising

4. UNIFORM (PG 105)

5. SEAMANSHIP

• Knots (pg 127)
  
  • square knot (pg 127)
    
  • bowline (pg 128)
    
  • clove hitch (pg 130)
    
  • sheet bend (pg 132)
    
  • two half hitches (pg 130)
    
  • figure eight (pg 128)
    
  • cleat hitch
• Heaving line (pg 154)

6. SAFETY

• Safety Equipment (pg 243)
  • review list in manual
    
• PFDs: types, rules (pg 243)
  • 1pfd worn/member
  • + 1 throwable
    
• Marine Distress Signals (pg 185)
  
  • Radio: channel 16
    
  • Code Flags
    • N over C
      
  • Distress Cloth/FLOG
    • square and circle
      
  • Audible
    • Continuous: horn, bell, whistle
    • 1 minute intervals: guns, explosive
      
  • Flares/Smoke
    
  • Flashlight: SOS ...---...
    
  • Arm Signal: horizontal to down (Not for helicopter!)
    
  • Flame/Fire
    
  • Dye Marker
    
• VHF Radio (pg 198, 200)
  
• Calling channel 16
• MAYDAY & Vessel Name x 3

7. CUSTOMS/COURTESIES

• Vessel boarding (pg 16, appx. K)
  • Request Permission
  • Salute OOD
    
• Double salute (pg 16)
  • Boarding
    • Mainmast, Stern/Flag
  • Disembarking
    • Stern/Flag, Mainmast

8. SWIMMING

• Swiming exercise/merit badge
  
• Safe swim Defense (pg 249)
  
  • Qualified Supervision
    • One adult over 21
    • Trained BSA Safe Swim Defense
  • Physical Fitness
    
  • Safe Area
    
  • Lifeguard
    • 1:10 swimmers
      
  • Lookout
    • can be the adult supervisor
      
  • Ability Groups
    
  • Buddy System
    
  • Discipline

9. WORK DETAILS

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

Note: Page numbers are based on the "B" version of the Sea Scout Manual. If you have the New Book, version "C", the page numbers will be close. There were a couple pages added in the new book. Look a couple pages further back if you donÕt see the exact reference.