Rank Advancment Requirements
- Aids to Navigation
- Rules of the Road
- Seamanship
- Safety
- Piloting
- Charts
- Safe Boating Operation
- The buoyage system and use of various buoys
- Storm warnings—publications and charts
- Dredges, moored vessels, and towing
- Daymarks, beacons, minor lights, and ranges
- Intracoastal waterway markings, buoys, and aids
- Lightships and Lighthouses
- Radio beacons
- Gov. publications—tide tables, Notice to Mariners, etc.
- Purpose of rules of the road
- Danger zone, right of way
- Sound signals
- Lights
- Orders to helmsman
- Lookout
- Reporting bearings
- Taking soundings
- Marlinspike seamanship
- Types and uses of anchors
- Necessary equipment
- Hazards
- Hull inspection
- Fire fighting
- Proper fueling
- Life jackets
- Charts
- Weather
- Man overboard
- Grounding
- First Aid
- Description and use of the compass
- Operating by visual aids
- Working a course
- Definition of charts
- Orientation and dividers
- Chart symbols >
- Speed, distance, and time
- Principles of sailing
- Powerboat operation
- Safety checklist
- Emergency procedures
- Line handling
- Correct anchoring
- Long Cruise Patch
- Small Boat Handler
- Qualified Seaman
- Ship Award
- BSA Lifeguard
- Mile Swim
- Snorkeling
- Boardsailing
- Venture Award
- Eagle Scout
- Fitness & Sport
- Religious Emblems
- Other Awards
Qualified Seaman
To become a Qualified Seaman a scout must demonstrate his/her knowledge and abilities in: