Post on 09-May-2015
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What? Sea Scouts? Here?
Learn how this program can help with recruitment and
retaining your youth.
Objectives
Scouters will:
1. Examine “nuts & bolts” that keep a Ship afloat
2. Review resources that will support their program
3. Explore opportunities, advancement and recognition unique to Sea Scouting
Agenda
• Sea Scout History• Sea Scout Core Values• Resources• Program Design
– Planning & Organization– Advancement
• Ship 378, The Dawn Treader’s Program
• Recruiting & Marketing
Sea Scout Mission Statement
• “To develop, enhance, and expand the Sea Scouts BSA program in a manner that emphasizes the purposes and achieves the objectives of the Boy Scouts of America, working to help local councils improve their membership and programs.”
Founder of Scouting’s Vision
Robert Baden-Powell – 1908:• “…A Scout should be able to
manage a boat, to bring it properly alongside a ship or pier…”
Brother of Founder’s Vision
Warington Baden-Powell – 1911:• “Sea Scouting is simply a brand of Boy
Scouting.”• “Scouts first, seamen afterwards.”• “Sea Scouting is not necessarily a
scheme for turning out a boy as a ready-made sailor with a view to his going to sea. But rather to teach him, by means which attract him, to be a handy, quick and disciplined man, able to look after himself and to help others in danger.”
Lord Baden-Powell
Founder of Boy Scouts
and Sea Scouts
History
History
History
“Teaching values
through seamanship since 1912”
History
History
Sea Scout 4 S’s
• Scouting
• Seamanship
• Service
• Social
Program Objectives
• Sailing & seamanship teach critical decision making skills as few other activities can.
• Teach leadership, critical thinking skills, teamwork, & community involvement, while having fun.
• Retaining teenage Scouts.
Sea Scout Differentiators
• Uses naval customs & courtesies
• Team focused w/ chain-of-command
• Structured program
• Quartermaster is the highest rank available to a Sea Scout – Equivalent to Eagle Scout.
Relationship to Venturing
• Membership & units are measured as a part of Venturing
• Sea Scouts continues to be a part of the Venturing program
• No change anticipated in allowing Sea Scouts to earn the Venturing awards
Resources - People
Ship: Youth
Resources - People
Ship: Adults
Resources - People
Council
Resources - People
Community
Resources - People
Region
Resources - People
National
Local Area Ships
• Atlanta Area Council– 6 Ships
• Flint River Council– Ship 378, Newnan, GA– McDonough, GA
Resources - Information
www.seascout.org www.scouting.org www.usps.org – US Power Squadrons www.cgaux.org – US Coast Guard
Auxiliary www.navy.mil – U.S. Navy www.uscg.mil – U.S. Coast Guard www.prestigeflag.com moritzembroidary.com – patches, etc.
Resources - Assets
What do you have? What is available?
Storage
Marinas
Camps: Council? National?
Designing Your Program
1. Analyze the ship’s strengths – youth, adults, resources
2. Analyze the ship’s weaknesses – youth, adults, resources
3. Develop a plan – capitalize on strengths, set goals and develop program to overcome weaknesses
Needs Assessment: Strengths? Weaknesses?
Designing Your Program
Boats?
Will you have:
•Chartered Organization or ship-owned vessels?
•Privately owned vessels?
•Council owned vessels?
Required Training
• Training for Everyone!• BSA requirements
• Safe Swim Defense / Safety Afloat• Float Plans• Vessel safety examinations /
checklist
• Local requirements• See SHAC for an example
PlanningThink about it: It pays to plan
ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
Planning - 12 Month Ship Op Plan
Things to consider:•Achievement Worksheet•Council Activities•Regional events•Meetings•Superactivity•SEAL, Koch Cup, etc.
Planning - Super-activity
Things to consider:•Purpose•When to start •Where to go•How long a trip•Details, details, details•Long Cruise badge
Planning - Structural
• Youth developed• Provides a common set of
expectations• Allows most discipline to be
handled by the youth
Code of Conduct
Planning - Structural
• Youth developed• Rules that govern the ship• Includes membership, dues,
election procedures, etc.
By-laws
Planning - Meetings & Activities
Decisions, decisions…
Weekly meetings or Bi-weekly meetings
Monthly activities:
All Sea Scout or variety
Boatswain Boatswain’s Mate
Assistant Crew Leader
Crew Leader
Purser Storekeeper Yeoman
Planning - Youth Leadership
Petty Officer Organization
Petty Officer Ship Leaders
Sharing the Helm - Skipper
“The Skipper is the key adult leader and is responsible for training Ship’s Boatswain.
“The ultimate responsibility for the Ship rests with the Skipper.”
BSA Policy as outlined in the Sea Scout Manual
Sharing the Helm - Organization
Sharing the Helm - Youth
• Sea Scouts are young men and women ages 13-21.
• Sea Scout officers lead the ship’s programs and are responsible for coordinating the process of planning and implementing their ship program.
Pre-quarterdeck – Skipper and boatswain
(Empower Hour)
Planning - Quarterdeck Training
Quarterdeck Meetings
•Run by the Boatswain
•Long range planning
•Goal setting
•Appoint activity chairs
Planning – Quarterdeck Meetings
Apprentice Ordinary Able Quartermaster
Advancement - Traditional
Advancement - Opportunities
SEALSea Scout Advanced Leadership
Advancement – Non-Traditional
Advancement - Ceremonies (Landships)
• Bridges of Honor• Installation of Officers• Landship Ceremony• Provides nautical
flavor• Can be tailored for
the occasion
Uniforms
Uniforms are not required in the Sea Scout program; however, youth and adults participating in national events will be required to wear the national standard uniform.
Ship 378: The Dawn Treader
• Raison d'être– Scouts need to be prepared for
environmental emergencies• Land• Water
• Focus– High adventure, Christian-life based– Conservation– Assist Scouts in finishing Eagle
S378: Land & Water Scouting
• Coed
• Land & Water Agility
• Council Service
• Boy Scout Development
• Camp Bel-Tel Conservation
S378: Council Service
• Project COPE– Low COPE & High COPE Instructors
• BSA Lifeguard– Flint River canoe trips
• Northern Tier Preparation– Northern Tier weekends
• Flag Ceremonies• Boat Maintenance
S378: Membership
• Crew– Leadership– Advancement
• Passengers– Participants at any level short of Crew
• Ship Outings• Working on Eagle• Busy Scouts• Venturers & Scouts of other units for an
event
S378: Annual Program
• Spring Break– Long Cruise, Boating
• Spring– Recruiting, Organizational Advancement
• Summer– Boating, SEAL, Water Mania
• Fall– Regatta, Seamanship Advancement
• Winter– Life Saving, Wilderness First Aid, Survival
S378: Meetings & Outings
• Weekly Training & Admin Meetings– Wednesdays (2 hours)
• Saturday Meetings Most Weeks (5 hours)
– Projects– Boating– Advancement– Service
• Monthly Outing
S378 Advancement Program
• Eagle Scout
• Sea Scout Rank Advancement
• Venturing Ranger
• Venturing Awards
S378: Venturing Ranger
• ½ Ranger (Venturing Outdoor Bronze)– 4 Core
• First Aid, Cooking, LNT, Land Navigation
– 2 Electives• Project COPE, LifeSaving
• Ranger– 4 Core
• Communication, Emergency Preparedness, Wilderness Survival, Conservation
– 2 Electives• Wilderness First Aid, Watercraft
S378: Venturing Awards
• Venturing Bronze– Sea Scouts (Ordinary)– Outdoor (1/2 Ranger)
• Venturing Gold– 1-Year Personal Improvement– Six Areas
• Venturing Silver
Recruiting
• Must be on the minds of all adults all the time
• Youth must be reminded to bring their younger friends regularly
• We accept members any time• We allow for activity conflicts
Recruiting - Start Early
• Start recruiting in 8th grade(for graduation)
• You keep them longer• You get them before high school
fills their program
Who’s Interested?
• Marketing our program to share the fun of Sea Scouts with…– Sisters of Boy Scouts & all Girl Scouts– Venturing Crews– Boy Scout Troops– Order of the Arrow (OA) members– Youth groups involved in nautical
activities– Friends– Private high schools & all middle schools– Home schooling groups
Marketing
Plan it!
Do it!
Tell everybody how much fun you had!
What did you do last weekend?
Fair winds
and following seas.
Set Sail!
Sea Scouting
If Scouting brings out the best in youth,
Sea Scouting brings out the best in Scouting.