Scout Pulling

How to earn your badge:

• Show that you understand the equipment required for the activity. As part of this:
  • point out and name the basic parts of a pulling boat
  • explain the importance of wearing appropriate clothing for various weather conditions
  • Show that you can take part in this activity safely.
• You should:
  • understand how to safely enter and exit the boat
  • understand the safety equipment required and how to use it
  • gain a basic knowledge of the rules of the road for your local waters
  • understand the difference between a lifejacket and a buoyancy aid, and demonstrate how to wear them correctly
  • from a boat, heave an unweighted line to land within reach of target five metres, within three attempts
  • learn the actions and safety requirements to take when being towed
  • know how to respond in an emergency
• Carry out these manoeuvres in sequence:
  • take the boat away from a bank side mooring
  • row in a straight line for 100 metres
  • complete a figure-of-eight course
  • come alongside in your dinghy, to moor at a ring, post, bollard or buoy, using a round turn and two half hitches
• Complete two of these tasks:
  • scull over the stern between two points, 20 metres apart, and turn through 180 degrees
  • draw stroke over the bow
  • take a place as an oarsman, including stroke
  • give boat orders effectively, or listen to boat orders and act on them
  • as bowman, be a lookout and report hazards to the coxswain using standard maritime directions, such as starboard, port quarter and dead ahead