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)
- Distress Communications Form (p 92)
- 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
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