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PI101

ID302

EG201/ EG301

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PI102

CM101/ CM201

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PI201

NV301

CR101

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NV201

WT301

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NV202

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NV203

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BM 201

This session will cover the use marine enamel, varnish, and synthetic coatings for both topsides and underbodies of boats, the proper surface and coating preparation, coating techniques, care of stored coatings, and cleaning of brushes, and the special techniques needed for the maintenance and repair of fiberglass hulls and decks.

BM 301

This session will teach the procedures for reconditioning or overhauling boats, and haul outs. This will include how to lay out a plan of the work to be done, including how to estimate the materials, tools, cost, and time involved.

(2 hour session)

This session will cover the identifying features and special advantages of different types of boats, the proper display of boat flags, and courtesy on small boats. Attendees will have an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to handle a rowboat.

(2 hour session)

This session will cover the basics of motorboating, the principles of springing into and out from a dock, from both bow and stern, using an engine. Attendees will be given the opportunity to operate a motorboat with an outboard motor.

CM 101

This session will cover the principal methods of visual signaling, the advantages and limitations of each method, the principal types of radiotelephone equipment in marine use and radiotelephone procedures.

CM 201

This session will teach the correct procedures to transmit and receive radiotelephone distress (Mayday), urgency (Pan), and safety (Security) messages, as well as normal traffic.

CR 101

This session will cover the basics of cruise planning, menu planning, the wheel or helm orders specified in the current Pilot Rules manual, the duties of a helmsman and cruise logs.

DR 101
(2 hour session)

This session will teach the basic of close-order drill.

DR 201
(2 hour session)

This session will allow the attendees the opportunity to give and execute commands in close-order drill.

EG 201

This session will teach the safe and proper procedures for gasoline and diesel inboard engines, including: fueling, prestarting checks, ventilation, starting, running, periodic checks while running, securing, postoperative checks, keeping an engine log and basic troubleshooting procedures.

EG 301

This session will teach the principal features of steam turbine, turboelectric, direct reversing diesel, diesel-electric, gas turbine, nuclear, gasoline, and diesel engines and the relative advantages of each type. It will also teach the operation of spark ignition and compression ignition for internal combustion engines used aboard small craft.

EL 301

This session will demonstrate the correct method of rescuing a person in contact with a live wire, and the approved method of resuscitation. The session will also teach the construction of simple battery cells, the proper care of storage batteries, the difference between direct current and alternating current and the best uses for each., how to replace fuses, reset circuit breakers, and properly splice shipboard electric cable. How to draw electrical system diagrams, the use of wire tables, the current-carrying capacity of circuits, and the hazards and prevention of electrical overloading, electrolysis as applied to the deterioration of a boat's underwater fittings by galvanic action and its prevention will also be covered.

FA 201
(3 hour session)

This session will cover the requirements of the First Aid Merit Badge.

GT 101

This session will cover the types of anchors, how each type holds the bottom, the kind of bottom in which it holds best, and advantages or disadvantages. It will also teach the parts of a stock and stockless anchor and the procedures to weigh and set anchor.

GT 201

This session will cover the basics of the capstan and windlass, the fittings used to handle chain, the kinds of anchor rode and the advantages of each type, the methods of marking chain, and the commands used in handling ground tackle. This session will also include the use and identification of the following: thimble, shackle, turnbuckle, pelican hook, sister hook, and other commonly used hardware and fittings.

ID 101

This session will cover how and why the Sea Scout emblem is used, customs and courtesies of the sea, history of the U.S. flag, flag etiquette, opening and closing ship ceremonies, the proper etiquette for boarding a Sea Scout vessel, landship, and naval vessels, and when and where to display the U.S. ensign, ship, and signal flags vessels.

ID 301

This session will cover ship's bylaws, constitution, administration, and ceremonies.

ID 302

This session will discuss the Quartermaster Service Project.

MS 001
Workshop

This session will teach how to tie and the use of the following knots: square knot, bowline, clove hitch, sheet bend, two half hitches, figure-of-eight, and cleat hitch. This session will also allow participants the opportunity to use a heaving line.

MS 101
Workshop

This session will teach how to tie and the use of the following knots: overhand knot, stevedore's knot, bowline on a bight, timber hitch, rolling hitch, marline hitch, midshipman's hitch, and double bowline (French bowline). It will also cover the various materials used for rope, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the characteristics of laid and braided rope. This session will also teach the proper procedure to secure a line to pilings, bitts and rings, and how to coil, flake, and flemish a line, how rope is sized and measured and how to cut and heat seal a synthetic line

MS 201
Workshop

This session will teach how to do an eye splice, short splice, palm-and-needle whipping, a flat seam, round seam, and grommet eye sewn in canvas or Dacron.

MS 202

This session will cover the care of sails, the names and functions of lines used to secure a vessel to a dock, the commands used in handling lines, the basics of blocks.

NV 201

This session will the method to fix position by lines of positions on two known objects, running fix, and estimated position.

NV 202

This session will cover the method for establishing a radar fix, how to lay a course and execute it using dead reckoning. How to determine the distance from a known object using "double the angle on the bow" and explain how to set a danger angle

NV 203

This session will cover how GPS (Global Positioning System) operates, the purpose of way points, and the use of set and drift

NV 301
(4 hour session)

This session will teach how the sextant works, how to use it for measuring horizontal angles and altitudes and how to determine latitude by the altitude of Polaris or by the sun's altitude at local apparent noon. It will also cover how longitude is determined, hot to find error in a boat's compass by the sun's azimuth.

OR 101
Workshop

This session will teach how to make a three-strand turk's head, a three-stand monkey's fist, and a heaving line.

OR 201
Workshop

This session will teach the four-strand turk's head, coach whipping, cockscombing, round braid, flat sennit braid, wall knot, and crown knot.

PI 101

This session will cover the degree system of compass direction, variation and deviation, and how to apply them, relative bearings in both degrees and points, the procedure to report objects in view and wind directions, the duties of a lookout, devices used aboard ship for measuring speed and/or distance traveled. The basics of latitude and longitude, Mercator charts, the method to plot coordinates of maritime positions, locate positions on charts will also be covered.

PI 102

This session will cover the basics of making a dead reckoning table of compass and distances (minimum three legs) between two points, plot these on a chart, and determine the final position.

PI 201

This session will cover aids to navigation, including buoys, lights, and daymarks, and their significance and corresponding chart symbols, how to read a National Ocean Service chart, the use of tide tables, current tables, light lists, and Notice to Mariners, and the use of a deck log.

RR 201
(2 Hour session)

This session will cover the basics of inland and international rules of the road, ship's lights, rules in limited visibility, whistle signals, and right of way, including exceptions vessels.

SG 101

This session will cover the principal parts of a sailboat, the identifying characteristics of sailboats and the basics of sailing to include points of sail and sail trim.

SG 102
(4 Hour session)

This session is on the water and will give the attendee the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to sail single-handedly a triangular course (leeward, windward, and reaching marks) and to demonstrate beating, reaching, and running.

SH 101
(Not being offered)

This session will cover the highlights of sea history from the earliest times to the present. It will include the evolution of boat construction and propulsion, important voyages of exploration and development, the origin of sea traditions, and leaders of U.S. sea history and their achievements.

ST 101

This session will cover the procedures for man overboard, fire, and abandon ship. It will also cover the equipment that should be contained in an abandon ship bag, the duties to be performed before abandoning ship, the safety equipment required by law for boats, and BSA Safety Afloat

ST 201

This session will cover the rules for fire prevention, how to conduct a fire safety inspection, the different kinds of fire extinguishing agents and how each works, the classes of fires and the type of fire extinguisher that may or may not be used for each. If possible, attendees will practice extinguishing class A and class B fires with an approved fire extinguisher. The Session will also include the heavy weather precautions taken aboard both power and sailing craft when dangerous weather approaches.

TM 101

This session will cover the basics of Universal coordinated time (Greenwich mean time) and zone time, how to convert from one to the other, the seven watches, bell time and the 24-hour system of telling time.

WT 301

This session will teach how to use a barometer, thermometer, anemometer, psychrometer, and weather vane. It will also cover the Beaufort scale of winds and seas, how to read a local weather bulletin, how to obtain current marine and weather reports from the National Weather Service and the weather signs, including cloud types, and how to prepare a 48-hour forecast from them.

YR 101

This session will teach procedures used in yacht racing, the signals used by the race committee to start a race, the shapes, flag hoists, gun, and horn signals used in sailboat racing as well as the racing rules of the International Sailing Federation.