Advancement and Merit Badge Handbook

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Advancement and Merit Badge Handbook

This is the official Advancement and Merit Badge Handbook of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. It

contains a comprehensive explanation of Scout Advancement, the Advancement Requirements for the

different Scouting Programs, The Merit Badge Scheme, and a complete list of the different Merit

Badges and their corresponding requirements.

Special thanks to Bong Saculles for creating this digital copy

for the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

Copyright © 2012 Boy Scouts of the Philippines

All Rights Reserved. No part of this e-book may be reproduced in any form without permission in

writing from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

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SCOUT ADVANCEMENT

To reach an advancement badge, four steps should be taken. They are known as PERA:

1) Preparation

2) Examination

3) Review

4) Award

Preparation – Advancement takes place in the patrol. Hence, Patrol Leaders need the continued

training from the Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor at informal meetings of the Patrol/Crew Leaders'

Council. The Scout prepares to meet the requirements for advancement, with the encouragement and

help of his Patrol Leader/Crew Leader.

This preparation is the natural outcome of the boy's participation in regular Scouting activities.

Examination – The Scout may be examined by his own Patrol Leader – provided this leader already

has the badge the Scout is being examined for. Otherwise, another Troop Leader/Outfit Adviser will

have to give the examination.

Passing the test is really a check-off process rather than a formal examination. It should be an actual

demonstration of the skills involved and should conform with the interpretation of the various

requirements as given.

When the boy has completed all the requirements, his record is reviewed by the Patrol/Crew Leaders'

Council. This group makes the recommendation to the Troop Leader based on their personal

knowledge of the qualities of the candidate.

Next, the Scout must submit to a conference with the Troop Leader/Outfit Adviser – a step so important

that the Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor should handle it himself unless limitations of time make it

impossible. This conference should be informal. Its objectives are to determine the Scout's

understanding of the ideals of Scouting and how well he lives up to them in his daily life. It is an

opportunity for the Troop Leader to counsel the boy for the next advancement badge.

When you are satisfied that the boy is making satisfactory progress in Scouting, you sign his

advancement scorecard indicating that he is ready to appear before the Board of Review.

Review – A Board of Review is composed of at least three adult friends in Scouting. They will ask the

Scout questions on what he has done to earn the particular badge. Their objectives is not to test the

Scout or to embarrass him but to make sure that what should have been done was actually done by the

Scout. The members of the Board of Review will ask enough questions to make sure that the Scout

deserves the badge.

When the members of the Board of Review are satisfied that the Scout is qualified for the badge, his

application form is approved. You, the Troop Leader, shall send the report to the local council office.

Shortly, thereafter, the corresponding certificate will be sent to the Scout through you.

It should be remembered that the review must be a friendly affair between the Scout and the members

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of the Board of Review who are interested in the welfare of the Scout. The boy should be put at ease

and encouraged to talk. The review should develop the Scout's confidence in the Scouters or friends of

Scouting who are helping him.

Award – As soon as the Scout passes the Board of Review and the certificate arrives, an advancement

ceremony or a Court of Honor should be arranged for the formal presentation of the badge and

certificate. Parents and friends of the Scout should be invited. Make this ceremony as impressive and

meaningful as possible. It is a recognition of the Scout's achievement in Scouting.

LIST OF MERIT BADGES

CITIZENSHIP GROUP (7)

Citizenship in the Community

Citizenship in the Home

Citizenship in the Nation

Filipino Heritage

Personal Health

Rizal Lore

World Brotherhood

PLANT GROUP (6)

Agriculture

Coconut Growing

Crop Production

Farm Management

Tree Farming

Gardening

PUBLIC SERVICE (9)

Emergency Preparedness

Firemanship

First Aid

Home Repairs

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Interpreting

Lifesaving

Public Health

Safety

Signaling

SPORTS GROUP (10)

Archery

Athletics

Boating

Cycling

Horsemanship

Marksmanship

Physical Fitness

Snorkeling

Swimming

Team Sports

CRAPTSMANSHIP (13)

Barbering

Basketry

Blacksmithing

Bookbinding

Carpentry

Handicraft

Leathercraft

Masonry

Metal Work

Painting

Plumbing

Pottery

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Wood Carving

ANIMAL GROUP (12)

Animal Study

Dairying

Duck Raising

Fish Culture

Fishing

Food Processing

Hog Raising

Livestock Raising

Pet Care

Pigeon Raising

Poultry Raising

Rabbit Raising

CAMPCRAFT GROUP (6)

Camping

Cooking

Hiking

Pathfinding

Pioneering

Ropework

ARTS GROUP (9)

Architecture

Art

Dramatics

Music

Public Speaking

Printing

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Reading

Scholarship

Sculpture

TECHNICAL GROUP (20)

Aviation

Astronomy

Automobiling

Business

Chemistry

Computers

Drafting

Electricity

Electronics

Engineering

Hobbies and Collection

Journalism

Machine Shop Practice

Photography

Radio

Salesmanship

Surveying

Tailoring

Woodwork

Seamanship

NATURE GROUP (12)

Beekeeping

Bird Study

Botany

Ecology

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Environment

Forestry

Insect Study

Nature Lore

Reptile and Amphibian Study

Soil and Water Conservation

Weather

ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Boy Scouting Program

Membership Badge Requirements

1. Sing the Pambansang Awit and recite the Panunumpa sa Watawat.

2. Recite the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, and Slogan.

3. Demonstrate how to execute the Scout Sign, Scout Salute and Scout Handshake.

4. Describe the Scout Badge.

5. Earn and save enough money to pay for your registration fee.

6. Appear before your Troop in an investiture ceremony and commit yourself to the Scout Oath and

Law.

Tenderfoot Rank Requirements

1. Explain the following: Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, Scout Sign, Scout Salute,

Scout Handshake, and the Scout Badge.

2. Attend regular religious services with the members of your family.

3. Explain the symbolism in the Philippine Flag. Draw the Evolution of the Philippine Flag.

4. Identify your boy and adult leaders in the Patrol and Troop and explain their duties and

responsibilities.

5. Earn the equivalent of one-half-day's wage.

6. Tell rules at home that you need to know.

7. Wash and darn your underwears and stockings.

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8. Plant and care for at least one tree.

9. Enumerate personal health rules that you should observe. Plan a balanced diet for one week.

10. Inspect your home for safety hazards and report to your Troop what you did to correct them.

11. Demonstrate First Aid for the following: cuts and scratches, bruises, first degree burns and scalds,

insect bites and stings, nose bleeding, pain, fainting, and headache. Demonstrate how to use the

neckerchief as a triangular and a cravat bandage.

12. Identify at least ten (10) edible plants and demonstrate how at least three of them are prepared.

13. Sharpen a knife or a bolo and use it in preparing firewood for cooking.

14. Name the parts of a rope. Enumerate the characteristics of a good knot. Demonstrate how the

following knots are used: overhand knot, fisherman's knot, figure-of-eight knot, square knot, sheet

bend, bowline, two-half hitches, timber hitch, and tautline hitch. Demonstrate and explain why the ends

of the rope must be whipped.

15. Point to the four compass directions and show how to locate the North.

16. Identify at least 15 out of 20 items in a Kim's Game.

17. Demonstrate to a friend correct table manners.

18. Be active in Patrol and Troop meetings and activities. Join a Patrol Good Turn for your institution

or community, particularly tree planting and caring and community beautification. Give your Patrol

name, call and yell.

19. Discuss with your Troop Leader your commitments in the Troop and Patrol.

20. Discuss how to guard against child abuse.

Second Class Scout Rank Requirements

1. Narrate anecdotes/stories depicting the Scout Oath and Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan.

2. Attend religious instructions and religious services.

3. Demonstrate how to hoist, lower, display, fold, and show respect for the Philippine Flag.

4. Identify your Troop Committee members and Institutional Leaders and describe what they do to help

the Troop.

5. Earn the equivalent of one-half-day's wage.

6. Tell Troop traditions that you should observe.

7. Explain how to take care of some of the property of your Sponsoring Institution.

8. Demonstrate to a Patrol activity how to help ensure sanitation in the community.

9. Explain and discuss the Safe Swim Defense Plan and be able to undergo Basic Swimming Lessons.

10. Describe the five (5) vital steps in giving First Aid. Demonstrate First Aid for fever, sunstroke,

heatstroke, dog bites, snake bites, foreign object in the eye, asphyxiation and transporting of the

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injured.

11. Name at least five (5) animal friends and explain why they are so. Name at least five (5) birds, fish,

and/or insects observed during a hike.

12. Do some repairs in the home to the satisfaction of your parents.

13. Demonstrate when to use the following lashings: overhand knot, fisherman's knot, square lashing,

diagonal lashing, figure-of-eight lashing, continuous lashing. Make a model of a pioneering project.

14. With the use of a compass or any other means, orient a street map or a topographic map. Show a

friend how to reach a certain place using a map.

15. Determine personal measurements, including the length of your step. Use these for determining

heights, widths, weights, and distances.

16. Discuss with your leaders the proper decorum in boarding and alighting from vehicles, social

gatherings, convocations, sacred places, etc.

17. Tell what to do on a safe hike. Take an eight-kilometer hike with the Troop, Patrol, or two other

Scouts, using proper hiking methods and road courtesies. Sketch the route from your home to the hike

site.

18. Discuss with your Troop Leader proper communication with your peers. Discuss also how to set

goals.

19. Earn the SAFETY and the CITIZENSHIP IN THE HOME Merit Badges.

First Class Rank Requirements

1. Cite experiences wherein you practiced the Scout Oath and Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout

Slogan.

2. Produce satisfactory evidence that you have been faithful to your religious obligations.

3. Lead in at least one flag-raising and one flag-lowering ceremony.

4. Briefly describe what the District or Municipal Scouting Committee does. Observe one of their

meetings.

5. Earn and save the equivalent of two-day's wage. Prepare a 3-year plan for a vocational career path

that you will pursue after earning the First Class Scout Rank.

6. Describe how you will show respect for the rights and property of others.

7. Participate in a community service project undertaken by your Patrol or Troop.

8. Explain-the dangers of smoking, alcoholism, and drug abuse.

9. Swim at least 25 meters using any of the following strokes: Breast Stroke, Crawl Stroke, Side Stroke,

and Elementary Back Stroke. Explain the importance of the 8-point Safe Swim Defense Plan.

10. Explain what to do during emergencies, like fires, earthquake, floods, accidents, etc. Demonstrate

First Aid for blister, bleeding wounds, foreign object in the ear, nose, and throat, poisoning, simple and

compound fractures, heart attack, and how to apply cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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11. Show at least two (2) constellations that may be used to locate the North.

12. Using common tools, make a project that will be useful in the home or in your Troop.

13. Make at least three (3) gadgets that can contribute to your comfort in camp.

14. Draw a simple map of your community covering an area of at least one square kilometer.

15. Send and receive a message of at least 20 words (100 letters) over a distance of at least 50 meters

using the International Morse Code. Demonstrate how to send distress signals by any means.

16. Participate in one social activity like a birthday party or fiesta, etc. and observe social graces.

17. Prepare for camp. Show the camp equipment you will use (including food and cooking utensils).

Explain how you will use them. Show the correct way to pack and carry your belongings. Demonstrate

proper tent-pitching. Participate in a total of 4 overnight camps or 2 week-end camps. Cook a meal for

yourself and another during the camp.

18. Discuss with your Troop Leader sexual maturity and chaste living. Discuss also how you behave at

home, in school, and/or in the community (with your gang).

19. Earn the CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, FILIPINO HERITAGE, FIRST AID, and

ECOLOGY or TREE FARMING Merit Badges.

Outdoorsman Rank Requirements

For a period of at least five (5) months as a holder of the First Class Scout Rank, do the following:

1. Satisfy your parents and Scout Leaders, that you are doing your best to live by the Scout Oath, Law,

Motto, and Slogan.

2. Attend regularly to the religious services of your faith. Bring a friend of the same faith with you.

3. Convince your Patrol members that you have developed the personal values of courtesy, respect,

industry, and cooperation through your behavior and interactions with them.

4. Demonstrate proper conduct in boarding and alighting from a conveyance with a lady and/or an

elderly person and proper decorum when you meet someone you know on the street.

5. Using your 3-year vocational plan developed in the First Class Scout Rank, explore and report on at

least five (5) occupations in your chosen field, indicating the job opportunities, preparations, and

training involved, and advancement within each occupation.

6. With your Patrol, plan and participate in a special community service project such as reforestation,

garbage disposal, soil/water conservation, healthful environment information campaign, etc.

7. On a 3-day hike or camping expedition, draw a road map of at least three (3) kilometers, showing

important features within 20 meters on both sides, using compass bearings and distances, and

indicating conventional signs and familiar landmarks; OR, with your Patrol Leader, bring visitor on a

tour of your town or province, pointing out the significant tourist spots and landmarks and explaining

their history or significance.

8. Earn the CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS, SWIMMING, SOIL AND

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WATER CONSERVATION, and WEATHER Merit Badges in addition to those previously earned.

Venturer Rank Requirements

For a period of at least six (6) months as a holder of the Outdoorsman Rank, do the following:


Motto, and Slogan.

2. Receive religious instruction with a friend of the same faith.

3. Make a survey of values, beliefs, and practices in your community. Examine their importance to the

life of the people in the community. Analyze these values and beliefs in relation to the Scout Oath and

Law and determine which values/beliefs that need to be changed, improved, or modified to make a

better community. Present this to your Patrol or Troop for their approval.

4. Participate in planning and conducting an indoor or outdoor social activity involving members of the

opposite sex.

5. Individually or with a companion who is also interested in your chosen vocational field, study and

earn one (1) SPECIALIST RATING (involving three merit badges).

6. Be a member of the Emergency Service Corps in your community/school and participate in at least

one rescue or other emergency situations.

7. On a 3-day survival expedition in an approved Scout camping site, staying in an improvised shelter,

making improvised utensils and camp gadgets, and cooking your food without cooking utensils.

Afterwards, clean up camp such that there are no signs or marks of your having stayed there.

8. In addition to the Merit Badges earned in the previous ranks, earn the CAMPING and

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Merit Badges.

Eagle Scout Rank Requirements

For a period of at least six (6) months as a holder of the Venturer Rank, do the following:


Motto, and Slogan.

2. Show evidence that you are faithful in observing your religious obligations.

3. Participate or lead in an Institutional or District activity involving the development of your people's

attitude and values.

4. Lead in planning and conduct a Troop or Patrol social activity, either indoors or outdoors, involving

young people or mixed groups.

5. Within your chosen area of vocational/avocational study, earn a second SPECIALIST RATING

(involving three additional merit badges). Make an individual vocational training/development plan to

pursue your chosen occupation and secure the approval of your Troop Leaders.

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6. As a leader, plan and carry out two (2) community service projects designed to improve the physical

environment in your community.

7. With a companion, go on a 4-day survival expedition during rainy season to an approved Scout

camping area, bringing with you only a compass and map, raincoat, knife, and waterproof matches and

living off the land. After the expedition, present yourself to your Troop Leader to show you are still

healthy, and narrate your experiences.

8. Earn the WORLD BROTHERHOOD and LIFE SAVING Merit Badges in addition to those

previously earned (including those for the Specialist Rating).

Senior Scouting Program

Membership Badge Requirements

(Required for all boys entering Senior Scouting, whether or not they have been Boy Scouts.)

1. Recite the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, and Slogan, and the Senior Scout Code. Explain the

meaning of each in your own words as they relate to your daily life.

2. Demonstrate and explain meaning and use of the Scout Sign, Scout Salute, and Scout Handshake.

Explain the symbolism of the Scout Badge and Senior Scout Emblem. Tell when to wear the Senior

Scout Uniform and how to care for it.

3. Plant at least two (2) fruit-bearing, wind-breaker, or soil erosion control trees around your home or

community and take care of them so they will survive.

4. Demonstrate simple First Aid for the following: cuts and scratches, hand and foot blisters, burns and

scalds (first degree), insect bites and stings, and nose bleeding.

5. Demonstrate the proper uses of the following knots in everyday life activities: square knot, sheet

bend, half hitch and two-half hitches, figure-of-eight knot, stevedore's knot, bowline, clove hitch,

tautline hitch and sheepshank. Whip the ends of a rope.

6. On a trip around town or city with your leader, demonstrate proper knowledge and obedience to at

least eight (8) traffic signs and road markings, explaining their meaning along the way.

7. In conference, explain to your Senior Crew Leader and Outfit Advisor why you want to become a

SENIOR SCOUT.

8. Earn and save enough money and pay your Membership Fee with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

9. In a formal Investiture Ceremony, commit yourself to the Scout Oath and Law and the Senior Scout

Code in the presence of your Outfit Advisor and Crew.

Explorer Rank Requirements

(The Explorer Rank is required of a former Boy Scout who has not earned the Second Class Rank while in Boy Scouting. A

Second Class Scout will automatically earn the Explorer Rank after passing only the Social and Vocational Activities

requirements.)

For a period of at least three (3) months as a holder of the First Class Scout Rank, do the following:

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Senior Scout Ideals

1. Satisfy your parents and Scout Leaders that you are doing your best to live by the Scout Oath and

Law and the Senior Scout Code.

2. Give evidence that you are attending religious instructions and services.

3. Demonstrate the proper handling and display of the Philippine Flag and respect due it.

Social Activities

4. Explain and demonstrate the proper method of introduction of two or more persons and of sending

and answering formal and informal invitations. Attend one formal affair with a girl or a member of

your crew, demonstrating proper etiquette.

5 Earn and keep in a savings account the equivalent of a minimum daily wage of a worker.

Service Activities

6 Participate in an Outfit, school, or community program on the prevention of Drug Abuse. Explain to a

group of teenagers the dangers posed by drug abuse and the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco to

the body.

Outdoor/Indoor Activities

7. On a hike, demonstrate First Aid for the following: fever, bleeding, sunstroke, heatstroke, animal

bites, snake bite, fainting, foreign object in the eye, asphyxiation, and emergency transportation of the

injured.

8. Demonstrate the proper uses of the following knots in indoor or outdoor activities: rolling hitch,

timber hitch, rover noose, french and Spanish bowlines, manharness knot, highwayman's hitch, scaffold

hitch, fisherman's knot, marlinespike hitch, sheepshank and dogshank. Splice two ropes of the same

and of different diameters.

9. Send and receive accurately by International Morse Code (using light, or flag) a message of at least

30 words to and from another person stationed over a distance of 100 meters or more.

10. On a cross-country hike, find and identify ten (10) different trees or shrubs. Tell their medicinal or

other uses. If poisonous, explain the treatment needed when exposed to them.

11. Identify the sixteen (l6) principal points of a compass. Using a topographic or sketch map, follow a

course at least two (2) kilometers cross-country or in unfamiliar urban areas using a compass and

reading conventional map symbols and contour lines. Demonstrate how to estimate heights, widths, and

distances using personal measurements.

12. Follow the tracks of a person or animal on soft ground for half a kilometer reading the meaning of

the tracks; OR follow the trail of another person made with trail signs for one kilometer. At the end of

the trail, stalk the person without being seen for 30 minutes and record his/its activities.

13. Demonstrate proper sharpening, use, and care of knife, bolo, saw, and axe. Using a knife, bolo or an

axe and without matches, prepare and build a cooking fire. Cook rice and viand on it.

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14. Plan to go on a 14-kilometer adventure hike and cook-out with at least one companion observing

proper road and property courtesies. Present a sketch map of your hike route using compass bearings

and map symbols.

15. Earn the SAFETY and the CITIZENSHIP IN THE HOME Merit Badges.

Pathfinder Rank Requirements

(The Pathfinder Rank is required of a former Boy Scout who has not earned the First Class Scout Rank while in Boy

Scouting. A First Class Scout will automatically earn the Pathfinder Rank after passing the Social and Vocational

requirements of the Explorer and Pathfinder Ranks.)

For a period of at least five (5) months as a holder of the Pathfinder Rank, do the following:

Senior Scout Ideas



2. Produce satisfactory evidence from your spiritual adviser that you have been continually faithful to

your religious obligations.

Social Activities

3. Demonstrate the general rules of conduct in using the telephone, calling at another's home, respect

due to elders and women; and proper behavior during meals, dances, and other social occasions.

Vocational Activities

4. (a) Earn, through your own livelihood, project, and keep in a savings account the equivalent of at

least three day's minimum daily wage of a worker.

(b) Discuss with your Outfit Advisor your 3-year plan for a vocational career path you will pursue

after earning the Pathfinder Rank.

Service Activities

5. Plan and conduct a safety and accident prevention inspection in your school or community. Identify

safety hazards and remove them in coordination with your school or community officials.


6. In camp, demonstrate First Aid for poisoning, fractures (simple and compound), and heart attack.

Demonstrate the procedures for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard transportation of

the injured.

7. In camp, make improvised camp equipment, emergency bridges, rafts, or other needed camp

infrastructure using the various kinds of lashings.

8. Send and receive accurately by International Morse Code (using a sound device) a message of at

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least fifty (50) words over a distance of at least 500 meters.

9. On a hike or in camp, find and identify ten (10) different edible fruits and roots or six different kinds

of wildlife explaining their habits and habitat and how to take care of them so that they will not become

extinct; OR demonstrate your concern for animal life in the town by building and caring for birdhouses,

dog/cat houses, chicken coops, etc.

10. In camp, point out the four main types of clouds and tell how they help in weather predictions.

11. With the use of a compass, lay out an orienteering course of at least one (1) kilometer using

compass azimuths and distances and which requires measuring distances, heights, and widths (rivers,

treaas, etc.). Point to the North during day and at night time without using a compass.

12. Demonstrate your ability to swim at least fifty (50) meters using any of the following stroke: Breast

Stroke, Crawl Stroke, Side Stroke and Elementary Back Stroke. Float as motionless as possible in deep

water for at least one minute. Explain the 8-point Safe Swim Defense Plan. Demonstrate three (3) non-

swimming methods of rescuing a drowning person.

13. Demonstrate your ability to cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for one Crew in camp, observing the

proper methods of preparing cooking fires, serving the Crew, and cleaning up mess.

14. Plan and go on a hike and weekend camp, presenting yourself for camping suitably clothed and

provisioned for the weather and place of camp. While in camp, demonstrate correct method of caring

for food, drinking water, proper tentage, and waste disposal. Break camp in such a way that nobody

will know you ever stayed there.

15. Earn the CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, FILIPINO HERITAGE, FIRST AID, and

Outdoorsman Rank Requirements

For a period of at least five (5) months as a holder of the Pathfinder Rank, do the following:

Senior Scout Ideas



2. Attend regularly to the religious services of your faith. Bring a friend of the same faith with you.

3. Convince your Crew members that you have developed the personal values of courtesy, respect,

industry, and cooperation through your behavior and interactions with them.

Social Activities

4. Demonstrate proper conduct in boarding and alighting from a conveyance with a lady and/or an

elderly person and proper decorum when you meet someone you know on the street.


5. Using your 3-year vocational plan developed in the Pathfinder Rank, explore and report on at least

five (5) occupations in your chosen field, indicating the job opportunities, preparations, and training

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involved, and advancement within each occupation.

Service Activities

6. With your Crew, plan and participate in a special community service project such as reforestation,

garbage disposal, soil/water conservation, healthful environment information campaign, etc.


7. On a 3-day hike or camping expedition, draw a road map of at least three (3) kilometers, showing

important features within 20 meters on both sides, using compass beatings and distances, and indicating

conventional signs and familiar landmarks; OR with your Scout Examiner, bring a visitor on a tour of

your town or province, pointing out the significant tourist spots and landmarks and explaining their

history or significance.

8. Earn the CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS, SWIMMING, SOIL AND

WATER CONSERVATION, and WEATHER Merit Badges in addition to those previously earned.

Venturer Rank Requirements

For a period of at least six (6) months as a holder of the Outdoorsman Rank, do the following:

Senior Scout Ideals


Motto, and Slogan.

2. Receive religious instruction with a friend of the same faith.

3. Make a survey of values, beliefs, and practices in your community. Examine their importance to the

life of the people in the community. Analyze these values and beliefs in relation to the Scout Oath and

Law and determine which values/beliefs that need to be changed, improved, or modified to make a

better community. Present this to your Crew for their approval.

Social Activities

4. As a member of the Social Committee of your Crew or Outfit, participate in planning and conducting

an indoor or outdoor social activity involving members of the opposite sex.


5. Individually or with a companion who is also interested in your chosen vocational field, study and

earn one (1) SPECIALIST RATING (involving three merit badges).

Service/Outdoor Activities

6. Be a member of the Emergency Service Corps in your community/school and participate in at least

one rescue or other emergency situations and/or On a 3—day survival expedition in an approved Scout

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camping site, staying in an improvised shelter, making improvised utensils and camp gadgets, and

cooking your food without cooking utensils. Afterwards, clean up camp such that there are no signs or

marks of your having stayed there.

7. In addition to the Merit Badges earned in the previous ranks, earn the CAMPING and

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Merit Badges.

Eagle Scout Rank Requirements

For a period of at least six (6) months as a holder of the Venturer Rank, do the following:

Senior Scout Ideals

1. Satisfy your parents and Scout Leaders, that you are doing your best to live by the Scout Oath and


2. Show evidence that you are faithful in observing your religious obligations.

3. Participate or lead in an Institutional or District activity involving the development of your people's

attitude and values.

Social Activities

4. Lead in planning and conduct an Outfit or Crew social activity, either indoors or outdoors, involving

young people or mixed groups.


5. Within your chosen area of vocational/avocational study, earn a second SPECIALIST RATING

(involving three additional merit badges). Make an individual vocational training/development plan to

pursue your chosen occupation and secure the approval of your Outfit Advisor.

Service Activities

6. As a leader, plan and carry out two (2) community service projects designed to improve the physical

environment in your community.


7. With a companion, go on a 4-day survival expedition during rainy season to an approved Scout

camping area, bringing with you only a compass and map, raincoat, knife, and waterproof matches and

living off the land. After the expedition, present yourself to your Troop Leader to show you are still

healthy, and narrate your experiences.

8. Earn the WORLD BROTHERHOOD and LIFE SAVING Merit Badges in addition to those

previously earned (including those for the Specialist Rating).

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The Merit Badge Scheme

Merit Badges give you a chance to add to the skills you learn and apply in Scouting. They give you a

chance to try out several activities so you can discover which of these you like best and which interest

you most. You will also discover your natural abilities and be able to choose your future career.

For example, some Scouts who like first aid later became doctors. Some who like to take care of plants

became agriculturists.

So there is a good reason for you to try to earn Merit Badges besides just learning new skills and

advancing in your Scouting.

So take it seriously. There are many people who are ready to help you – your Troop Leader/Outfit

Advisor, their Assistants, and the Merit Badge Counselors.

Steps in Earning a Merit Badge

Some Merit Badges are required – you have to earn them. Others, are electives – you can select from a

certain grouping called Specialist Rating.

1. Determine what Merit Badges are required.

2. If it is an elective, select the one that interests you most from the Group. If you cannot make

a choice, ask your Troop Leader/Outfit Adviser to advise you.

3. After you have identified the Merit Badge you need or want, tell your Troop Leader/Outfit

Adviser. He will help you fill up the Merit Badge Application Form and sign it.

4. The Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor will tell you who your Merit Badge Counselor is and he

will introduce you to him.

5. You will have two or more meetings with your Merit Badge Counselor.

a) During your first meeting with your Counselor he will explain the subject and teach

you everything he knows. He will suggest books or pamphlets you can read. He will

also assign you a project to do by yourself at home, on your own time. If at anytime you

need his help, he will be available.

b) During the second meeting you will bring your completed project, and the Counselor

will talk to you and try to find out if you have really studied and complied with the

requirements. If he is satisfied that you know the subject, he will sign your Application

Form and certify that you have earned the Merit Badge. If he is not satisfied the Merit

Badge Counselor will advise you what else to do and ask you to try again. You may

have other meetings with him until he is satisfied that you deserve the Merit Badge.

6. You return the Application Form now signed by the Merit Badge Counselor to your Troop

Leader/Outfit Advisor who will then submit it to the Board of Review.

7. Present yourself at the Board of Review. Be sure to bring with you the required projects or

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assignments you completed pertaining to the Merit Badges you are applying for.

8. In due time you will be presented your Merit Badge at an appropriate ceremony.

Procedures for Earning a Specialist Rating

To qualify for a Specialist Rating, a Scout must do the following:

1. Select a Specialist Rating from the list. In consultation with your Troop Leader/Outfit

Advisor, develop an exploration plan involving certain Merit Badges listed under the particular

Specialist Rating selected. At least three (3) Merit Badges are required in qualifying for a

Specialist Rating. Merit Badges in the present Specialist Rating which have already been earned

by the Scout in his advancement are not credited towards the rating.

2. After earning the required three (3) Merit Badges, plan and carry out a service project in that

field which involves the skills earned in meeting the Merit Badge requirements. The project

shall be undertaken either in the home, school, church, Troop/Outfit, neighborhood, or

community. The project must be approved first by the Troop/Outfit Leaders' Council.

It is necessary that the Scout undertakes corresponding projects for the Rating field he has

selected.

3. In the Board of Review on the Council level, the following matters should be asked

concerning the Rating earned:

a) If a rating relates to the vocational field, report on skills an individual must know for

employment purposes.

b) Other than the ratings on the vocational fields, the Scout should relate the other skills

acquired from the activity.

List of Specialist Ratings

I. SCOUT AIRMAN

Aviation

Electricity

Radio

Signaling

II. SCOUT AQUAMAN

Seamanship

Signaling

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Swimming

Weather

III. SCOUT ARTISAN

Architecture

Automobiling

Carpentry

Chemistry

Electricity

Masonry

Plumbing

Surveying

IV. SCOUT ARTIST

Architecture

Art

Dramatics

Painting

Pottery

Photography

Sculpture

V. SCOUT CONSERVATIONIST

First Aid

Forestry

Life Saving

Public Health

Safety

Soil & Water Conservation

Weather

VI. SCOUT CRAFTS MAN

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Basketry

Barbering

Blacksmithing

Bookbinding

Carpentry

Handicraft

Leathercraft

Masonry

Metal Work

Plumbing

Pottery

Printing

VII. SCOUT DAIRYMAN

Dairying

Public Health


Weather

VIII. SCOUT FARM MANAGER

Animal Study

Bee Keeping

Business

Forestry

Salesmanship

XI. SCOUT GARDENER

Agriculture

Bee Keeping

Botany

Environment

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Forestry

Gardening


Weather

X. SCOUT JOURNALIST

Business

Computers

Interpreting

Journalism

Photography

Printing

Reading

XI. SCOUT LIVESTOCKMAN

Animal Study

Livestock Raising


XII. SCOUT POULTRYMAN

Agriculture

Duck Raising

First Aid

Forestry

Gardening

Pigeon Raising

Poultry Raising

Public Health

Safety


XIII. SCOUT RADIOMAN

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Astronomy

Electricity

Radio

Signaling

Weather

Wearing the Merit Badges

You will certainly be proud to wear the Merit Badges you already earned. These badges are to be worn

on a Merit Badge Sash.

The Merit Badge sash is made of the same material as the pants of your uniform. It is worn over the

right shoulder, cutting diagonally across the chest with the other edge touching the left hip bone.

The sash may be bought from your local Scout Shop. The badges earned are sewn on the sash in two

rows one-fourth inch (1/4”) apart from each other. The first two (2) badges should be sewn in such a

way that when the sash is worn, they are just at the intersection of an imaginary line that runs along the

middle of the sash and the one that runs vertically along the middle of your shirt. The succeeding

badges are sewn alternately starting above then below the first two (2) badges. The bottom portion of

the badges should be perpendicular to the edges of the sash.

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The Merit Badge sash should be worn only during the following occasions:

1. When attending Courts of Honor/Recognition and/or other ceremonial functions.

2. When visiting Jamborees, Youth Forums, and other Scouting activities of at least

municipal/district level.

3. When appearing before a Board of Review.

4. During such occasions as may be prescribed by appropriate authority.

Scout Anahaw Award

After a Scout has earned the Eagle rank and before reaching the age of 17 years, he can pursue

additional advancement to gain the ANAHAW Award. In addition to the 21 Merit Badges for the Eagle

Scout Rank, the Anahaw Award may be granted, as follows:

a) For any 2 additional Specialist Ratings after earning the Eagle Scout Rank – Bronze Anahaw

Award

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b) For any 4 additional Specialist Ratings after earning the Eagle Scout Rank – Silver Anahaw

Award.

c) For any 6 additional Specialist Ratings after earning the Eagle Scout Rank – Gold Anahaw

Award

The Anahaw Award is in the form of a metal Anahaw leaf to be pinned on the ribbon portion of the

Eagle Medal.

A Scout with the Eagle rank has the liberty to select any category of Specialist Ratings.

The Bronze Anahaw award shall be given only after at least three (3) months of satisfactory service in

the Eagle Scout Rank.

Subsequent Anahaw awards may be made for intervals of not less than four (4) months service

following the conferment of the previous Anahaw Award.

Anahaw Award Procedure:

1. The Scout meets the necessary Specialist Ratings requirements and completes the

Application Form for the Anahaw Award. The Senior Patrol/Crew Leader approves this

application which is then endorsed by the Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor.

2. The Scout appears before a Council Board of Review consisting of at least three members

one of whom must be a Scout who has himself attained either Eagle, Jose Rizal, or Scout

Citizen rank. The Council Scout Commissioner for Program shall be ex-officio member of the

Board.

3. The Scout is reviewed not only on his additional earned Specialist Ratings, but must also

show evidence that he has:

a) Continued to live by the Scout Oath and Law and (for Senior Scouts) the Senior Scout

Code.

b) Maintained active service relationship to Scouting in any leadership capacity.

4. The Council Board of Review submits a report to the Council Office where the Scout is

credited with his specific Anahaw Award.

5. The Scout is presented with his Anahaw Certificate and Pin at an appropriate Council Court

of Honor.

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MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS

Agriculture

1. Explain the nature of soil, its texture, its need of water, of air and of plant and animal life; what the

soil does for the plant and how soil may be improved and conserved.

2. Do the following:

a) Prepare a seedbed and test the germination of three (3) chosen varieties of 100 seeds of each

variety.

b) Identify and describe ten (10) common weeds in the locality and tell how best to eliminate

them.

c) Identify six (6) common insect pests; tell what plants they usually infest and how best to

control them.

3. Have a practical knowledge of hoeing, plowing, harrowing, the use of rake and a roller, irrigating

and draining, planting and harvesting, and the purposes of each. Describe the implements used in each

case.

4. Tell how plants are propagated by seeds, roots, cuttings, and grafts. Explain where plants get their

food and how they grow.

5. Name and identify ten (10) common birds in his locality and state their value to the farmer.

6. Tell what part the carabao plays in present-day farming.

7. Explain how farming may be modernized and what steps are now being taken by the government to

attain this end. Tell the advantages of modernized farming.

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Animal Study

1. Make five (5) field trips of at least two hours each (preferably on different months of the year) to

observe wild animal life. Keep records of such trips, listing all animals seen, with date, place, nature of

locality and observations of animals and their habits. (Photographs, sketches, track casts, etc. will add

interest to this record).

2. Using the “keys” of the modem system of classifying animal life, classify at least five (5) animals of

different phyla which he himself selects.

3. Find out the life processes that are common to all animal life (birth, self-protection, feeding,

breathing, etc.). Keep a record of personal observation of the life cycle and habits of at least two (2)

animals of different phyla.

4. On a map of his locality (showing such things as forests, plains, streams, marshes and areas, etc.)

indicate animals found in each habitat. Know what is being done in the country to protect wild animal

life.

5. Carry out one of the following projects:

a) Keep a young animal (completely weaned from mother) such as a rabbit or a guinea pig for

at least three (3) months. Keep a record of its life cycle and habits;

OR

b) Maintain an aquarium or “toad pan” for at least three (3) months. Stock from local ponds,

streams or marshes. Watch development from egg on, of frogs, toads, turtles, fish or whatever

animal he has chosen for special observation. Keep a record of its life cycle and habits;

OR

c) Submit at least ten (10) photographs or sketches based on his own observation, of

microscopic life in the field for at least three (3) months.

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NOTE: Animals, in the zoological sense, include all living organisms other than plant Life, from amoeba up through man.

However, since birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects are covered in other Merit Badge subjects, choose other examples of

animal life for these requirements.

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Archery

1. Name and explain the archery safety rules.

2. Do all of the following:

a) Name the parts of an arrow.

b) Name the parts of a bow.

c) Describe the following accessories – armguard, shooting glove or finger tab, quiver.

3. Do all of the following:

a) Explain proper care and how to store the bow, bowstrings, and arrows.

b) Make a bowstring.

c) Fletch six arrows.

d) Explain the following terms – cast, weight of bow, fistmele, methods of aiming, spine, target

arrow, field arrow, and hunting arrows.

4. Shoot with bow and arrows one of the following:

a) A field round for l4 targets and make a score of 60 points.

b) A Boy Scout field archery round for 14 targets (56 shots) and make a score of 75 points.

c) A junior American round on a standard 48-inch target and make a score of 250 points.

d) A national indoor round for 10 targets and make a score of 30points.

e) A Chicago round on a standard 16-inch target and make a score of 250 points.

5. Explain the following:

a) The difference between field archery and target archery.

b) Field round, hunter's round, animal round, Boy Scout field archery round, American and

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junior American rounds, national indoor round, and Chicago round.

Architecture

1. Present a free-hand drawing of geometric objects grouped together, decorative pattern, or

architectural motif.

2. Draw without accurate measurements, the five (5) orders of classical architectures, the drawings

being of the character of sketches, but preserving the properties.

3. Write an outline of the important periods of architectural development, giving the name of each style

and the architects identified with it.

4. Write a brief historical outline of the development of architecture in the Philippines and name

important architects identified with each period.

5. Submit an original design of a two-story house, a list of materials necessary for its construction,

giving an outline of specifications, the design to consist of working drawings at scale drawn in ink or

pencil on tracing paper suitable for printing.

6. Present clippings of at least five (5) examples of the following styles of architecture giving the name

of their architects and country identified with each:

a. Classical

b. Romanesque

c. Gothic

d. Renaissance

e. Contemporary International

7. Submit sketches of typical Malay, Indian (Hindu), Japanese, Chinese, Muslim, or any oriental style

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of architectural motifs and decorations.

8. Present a miniature model of an ideal and well-planned townsite or campsite.

Art

1. Tell a story with a picture or pictures. This story may be told in the form of a cartoon, cartoon strip,

mural, or tapestry design rendered in any medium.

2. Promote a product or an idea with a picture or pictures. This may take the form of an advertisement

layout for a magazine, a display card, a package, a poster, an industrial design, an architectural

structure, or an interior decoration.

3. Record in an art medium something you have done or seen.

4. Decorate something with an original design, derived either from nature or an impressionistic or

geometric pattern.

5. Design something useful – a book, furniture, house, rooms, vehicle, clothing, costume, etc.

6. Render a subject of your choice in four of these six methods:

a) Pen and ink

b) Watercolor

c) Pencil

d) Pastel

e) Oil

f) Tempera

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Astronomy

1. Identify in the sky

a) ten (10) conspicuous constellations, including at least four (4) in the Zodiac, and

b) at least eight (8) stars of first magnitude.

2. Chart the position of Venus and Mars among the stars over a period of at least four (4) weeks, and

state the exact period of his observations.

3. Sketch the position of the Dipper in relation to the North Star and the horizon early some evening

and again six (6) hours later the same night. Record the hour and the date of making each sketch.

4. Indicate in the sky the limits of the group of stars which, as seen from his latitude, never set. By his

own observations, determine whether the Big Dipper or Cassiopeia ever sets.

5. Draw a diagram showing the relative positions of the sun, moon, and earth at new moon, first

quarter, full moon, and last quarter. Draw a diagram showing the positions of the sun, moon, and earth

during an eclipse of the sun and another during an eclipse of the moon.

6. Explain the principal cause of tides. Draw a diagram showing the relative positions of the sun, moon

and earth during high and low tides

7. Explain the principal difference between a reflecting and a refracting telescope. Show these by a

simple diagram.

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Athletics

1. Write an article of not less than three hundred (300) words on how to train for an athletic event.

2. Give the rules for two track and two field events and tell what an amateur athlete is.

3. Prepare plans for the holding of an athletic meet, specifying duties of each official.

4. Demonstrate the proper form in running, high jump, overhand throw, and shotput.


a) Prepare a daily drill of ten (10) exercises for Scouts, giving proper exercise for the whole

body, presenting evidence of having taught the same for two or more boys for a period of three

months.

b) Demonstrate reasonable skill in at least two outdoor games, requiring physical development.

c) Walk ten (l0) kilometers in two hours without appreciable exhaustion.

6. Qualify, according to your weight, in each of the groups in the following table.

TABLE OF ATHLETIC EVENTS

Under

75 lbs

Under

95 lbs

Under

110 lbs

Under

125 lbs

Under

140 lbs

Under

160 lbs

Under

175 lbs

Group 1

Running Broad Jump 10 ft. 2 in. 11 ft. 6 in. 12 ft. 13 ft. 14 ft. 15 ft. 16 ft.

Running High Jump 3 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 4 ft. 3 in. 4 ft. 2 in. 4 ft.

Standing Broad Jump 5 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 3 in. 6 ft. 9 in. 7 ft. 2 in. 7 ft. 4 in. 7 ft. 6 in. 7 ft. 4 in.

Group 2

50-yard Dash 8 sec. 7 4/5 sec. 7 3/5 sec. 7 1/5 sec. 7 sec. 6 3/5 sec. 7 sec.

100-yard Dash – – – 13 sec. 12 3/5 sec. 12 2/5 sec. 12 4/6 sec.

Group 3

20-yard Swim 19 3/6 sec. 18 2/5 sec. 17 4/5 sec. 17 1/5 sec. 16 3/5 sec. 16 sec. 15 sec.

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40-yard Swim 47 sec. 40 sec. 39 sec. 38 sec. 37 sec. 36 sec. 35 sec.

Group 4

Pull-Up 3 times 5 times 6 times 8 times 10 times 12 times 10 times

8-lb Shot Put 15 ft. 20 ft. 24 ft. 28 ft. 32 ft. 34 ft. 36 ft.

Push-Up From Floor 7 times 9 times 10 times 12 times 14 times 16 times 17 times

Rope Climb 18 ft 29 sec. 17 sec. 15 sec. 13 sec. 11 sec. 14 sec. 17 sec.

Group 5

Baseball Throw for

Accuracy (3 strikes, 6

throws)

42 ft. 48 ft. 51 ft. 54 ft. 57 ft. 65 ft. 70 ft.

Baseball Throw for Distance 120 ft. 150 ft. 175 ft. 195 ft. 210 ft. 220 ft. 230 ft

Basketball Goal Shooting

(30 sec)

5 in 8 5 in 8 6 in 9 7 in 10 8 in 11 9 in 12 10 in 13

Automobiling

1. Examine and check conditions of the following features of an automobile carefully:

a) Windshield wiper

b) Adjustment of rear view mirror

c) Headlights for all headlight switch positions. Reflector surfaces. Cleanliness of lenses and

that bulbs are free from blackening.

d) Elevation and focus of headlight beams

e) Tail and stop lights

f) Windshield and rear window visibility

g) “Play” in steering wheel

h) Adjustment of brakes

i) Tires

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2. a) List ten (10) important motor vehicle regulations in his province or city.

b) Give the necessary qualifications (including age) before a person can legally drive a vehicle

in the Philippines.

3. Explain how drinking intoxicating liquor increases vehicular accidents as, for example, its effect on

the driver's vision, judgment, and coordination.

4. Tell how many meters a driver on a dry road with brakes in good condition who sees danger ahead,

requires to stop his car running 130 kilometers an hour; 50 kilometers;70 kilometers.

5. a) Do the following:

[1] Name at least six (6) sound driving practices which make for safety and courtesy on

the road.

[2] Name at least four (4) important characteristics of a good driver.

[3] Demonstrate hand signals, using both single hand position and three position

systems; give the meaning of each.

b) Explain:

[1] The purpose of clutch, gear shift, accelerator, choke and brakes; describe briefly how

each works.

[2] How to stop a car on a wet or muddy road.

[3] What to do when end skids to right; to left.

[4] What to do when stop lights of a car ahead blinks.

[5] What to do when a blow-out occurs at high speed.

[6] Interpret readings of different gauges and meters on panel board.

c) Change a tire.

d. Do the following:

[1] Start a motor; put car in gear; shift gears.

[2] Come smoothly to full stop from speed of thirty (30) kilometers an hour.

[3] Make right and left turns from proper traffic lanes, giving proper signals at proper

time.

[4] Park in a space of eight (8) meters.

[5] Start a car after stopping on an upgrade (away from curb); park on an upgrade and on

a down grade. Show how to get off sand or mud.

[6] Turn around in order to go in opposite direction between lines or markers nine (9)

meters apart.

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[7] Back up a car parallel to a curb.

6. Demonstrate his ability to stop a car going at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour so that nose of car

fits into a chalk-marked U-shaped box two (2) meters wide. Bumpers should be over front line of the

box and tires inside sidelines.

Aviation

1. Know what aviation means, its importance, how it affects the world, and the progress of aviation in

the Philippines.

2. Define aircraft. Describe some kinds of aircraft in use today.

3. Outline at least five (5) uses of aircraft.

4. Identify and explain the purpose of the following aircraft instruments:

a) Altimeter

b) Airspeed Indicator

c) Compass

d) Turn and Bank Indicator

e) Tachometer

f) Oil pressure gauge

g) Temperature gauge

5. Show a knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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a) Point out on a model plane the forces which act on an airplane in flight.

b) Show one other principle basic to flight.

c) Build a wing section and show the principles of lift.

d) Tell six rules of safety to follow around airplanes and airports. Tell safety rules for building

and flying model airplanes. Tell safety rules for glue, paint dope, and plastics.

e) Visit an airport or any local air base near his home. After the visit, tell how the facilities were

used.

7. Find out what job opportunities there are in aviation. Tell the qualifications and working conditions

of one job in which he is interested in. Tell what it offers for reaching his goal in life.

Barbering

1. Visit a barbershop. Talk to the barber and request him to give some pointers about barbering.

2. Show the proper way of using a barber's scissors and razor.

3. With the help of a barber, learn how to cut hair properly, demonstrate the proper technique of cutting

hair and demonstrate how to use a whetstone and a stropping belt for sharpening scissors and razor.

4.Cut the hair of three (3) of his friends to their satisfaction.

Basketry

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1. Name at least ten (10) different native materials used in basketry and the various places in the

Philippines where each of these materials can be found.

2. Name at least four (4) different hand tools used in basketry. Give their uses and explain how they are

sharpened.


a) Describe the steps in bleaching:

[1] buri leaves;

[2] bamboo

b) Name the dyestuff used in coloring buri leaves and bamboo.

4. Submit an album or a collection containing:

a) labelled samples of at least ten (10) basketry materials.

b) samples of at least six (6) weave designs and of at least three (3) basket finishing trimmings.

5. Show how to prepare at least two (2) of the following Philippine raw materials used for making

baskets: buri, nito, ticug, bamboo, rattan, bamban, and coconut midribs.

6. Submit one working drawing of a basket made of any of the following: bamboo, bamboo-rattan, bam

boo-bamban, bamboo-rattan-nito, or plywood-bamboo-buri.

7. Make at least one (1) basket using materials mentioned in No. 6.

Beekeeping

1. Look for and make a study of a beehive. Remove the combs. Find the queen. Calculate the amount

of the brood, number of queen cells. Calculate the amount of honey in the hive.

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2. Show the difference between the drones, workers, eggs, larvae, and pupae at different stages. Tell the

difference between honey, wax, pollen, and propolis. Tell where wax comes from. Explain the part

played in the life of the hive by the queen, the drones, and the workers. Tell how bees make honey.

3. Hive a swarm or divide at least one (1) colony. Explain how a hive is made.

4. Prepare the honey for marketing.

5. Write in not more than 200 words how and why the honeybee is used in pollinating farm crops.

Name five (5) crops in your area pollinated by honeybees.

Bird Study

1. Tell how he has acquired his knowledge of birds, whether (a) through books or (b) through actual

field study.

2. From actual observations, tell:

a) How many species of birds he had observed in his neighborhood; in a farm nearest to his

home;

b) What species disappear during certain seasons of the year; and

c) When they disappear.


a) Give the common names in English or in his dialect of ten (10) birds he has personally

observed.

b) Tell where he observed them.

c) Tell something about the size, coloring, habits, nesting, and general movements of each bird.


a) Give reasons why birds need protection, especially the endangered Philippine Eagle.

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b) Tell how birds are protected in the Philippines.

c) Tell how bird protection is enforced in this country.

d) Tell why schools and similar entities should help disseminate information on bird protection.

5. Tell what he has done to persuade others not to destroy bird life. Show evidence of some

constructive piece of work done to extend protection to bird life in the Philippines.

Blacksmithing

1. Show how to build fire in a forge using either charcoal, coal, or wood.

2. List the operations in forging and the corresponding tools to be used.

3. Make a tent hook, stock 3/8” in diameter.

4. Make a simple hunting knife or a small bolo.

5. Make a lap welded ring of l/4” stock (5” in diameter).

6. Make a color scale for tempering different tools.

Example:

Tool | Color | Temperature | Bath | Uses

7. Demonstrate how to temper the following tools according to the temperature scale:

• Knife

• Ax

• Hatchet

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• Bolo

• Iron Bar

• Cold Chisel

Boating

1. Before doing the other requirements, swim 100 yards using any stroke; then rest by floating as still

as he can for one (1) minute.

2. Show that he knows safety rules for boating or sailing.

3. Secure a permit to operate a motorboat, if needed. Explain the laws affecting pleasure boating in his

area.

4. Show that before going in a boat he knows the features or hazards of the body of water to be cruised.

5. Explain and show as many as possible, the rules of the sea lanes. Describe aids to navigation used

where he cruised.

6. Examine the condition of the following safety gears:

a) lifesaving device for each person on board;

b) fire extinguisher;

c) oars or paddles;

d) light;

e) tool kit;

f) extra shear pin and spark plugs;

g) horn, whistle or other sound signals;

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h) compass;

i) anchor and line;

j) safety chain (for outboard motor);

k) first aid kit;

l) bilge pump or similar device that can be used for bailing.

Demonstrate the proper use of these gears.

Bookbinding

1. Name the different parts of a book.


a) Name the different materials used in bookbinding.

b) Name some substitute materials used in bookbinding.

c) Describe the proper steps in preparing paste and explain their uses.

3. Name the tools and equipment used in bookbinding and explain their uses.

4. Describe at least four (4) different stitches used in bookbinding.

5. Bind or rebind any of the following:

a) Sheets of papers

b) Volume of loose magazines or newspapers

c) A damaged book

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Botany

1. Make five field trips of at least two hours each, to observe wild plant life. Keep record, based on

field notes of varieties of flowers found, with date, place, nature of locality (e.g., swamp, roadside,

woods, meadow, etc.), and other observations such as seeds, seed pods, leaf arrangements, insect

attraction. (Record will be interesting if photographs or sketches are included.)

2. Identify from living specimens at least 50 plant specimens.

3. Identify in three or more specimens all parts of a perfect and complete flower. Explain:

a) how plants are pollenated;

b) how ferns differ from flowering plants.

4. Identify specimens of at least ten families of flowering plants (other than trees), or submit properly

labeled specimens of such families. (May be included as part of requirement 8b.)

5. Know what plants are rare in his vicinity and what is being done or should be done to protect them.

6. Explain how plants use light, heat, water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide; how they manufacture their

own food.

7. Submit or identify in the field one specimen each of fungi, algae, lichens, and mosses.

8. Carry out one of the following projects:

a) Submit a seed collection, properly labeled, of at least 20 different kinds of seeds gathered by

himself; germinate at least five species; find out all he can about different varieties of seeds and

how they are scattered;

b) Submit specimens of at least 30 species of flowering plants. Includeleaf, stem, flower and

root (if specimens are not rare). Mount neatly, label with both common and scientific names,

date, place where found, nature of locality;

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c) Make a study of plant life in an area of not less than two square meters for at least two

months. Keep record of species found, type of locality, insect attraction, seeds, etc.;

d) Raise a wild flower or fern garden, including at least five different species of plants. Know:

[1] both common and scientific names of each;

[2] proper methods of transplanting and care.

Business

1. Write a satisfactory business letter and a personal letter.

2. Know simple bookkeeping, shorthand, or typing.

3. Make a budget of his expenses, including those for clothes and incidentals, and keep a complete and

actual account of personal receipts and expenditures for three months.

4. Be prepared to answer questions and problems on interests, percentages, and discounts.

5. Obtain and hold a job in a company or business organization for at least one (1) month (after school

hours, weekends or vacation periods). Present a certificate from his employer that for the period he was

employed, he put into practice the Scout Oath and Law and has shown efficiency in his attendance, due

regard for his general appearance; or render one year successful service as a Troop/Outfit Scribe, under

the same conditions.

Camping

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1. Show his Counselor and Troop Leader/Outfit the following:

a) Preparing for camp: clothing and equipment and how to pack them.

b) Camp shelter and sanitation, including tent pitching.

c) Precautions to be taken on a Patrol/Crew or Troop/Outfit camp.

2. Make a camp lay-out and prepare a plan for a weekend camp including a schedule of activities;

submit these to his Counselor. With the members of his Patrol/Crew or Troop/Outfit, discuss the camp

plan in the presence of the Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor and the counselor. Carry out the camp plan.

3. While in camp, do the following:

a) Make a comfortable ground bed and sleep on it. Use ground cloth and padding of clothing,

grass, leaves, or straw.

b) Make a camp table, a tripod for suspending camp supplies, clothes line or other camp

conveniences using proper lashing techniques.

4. Show and explain the proper method of storing and protecting his food and equipment against small

animals, insects, and wet weather.

5. Tell how he would protect himself against wet weather and cold while in camp.

6. Camp a total of at least twenty (20) days and twenty (20) nights in the out-of-doors, submitting

evidence to his Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor and Counselor that these camps were made within

standards. (You may use weekend camps and/or a week of summer camp as part of the 20 days and 20

nights.)

7. Submit reports to his Troop Leader and Counselor of his participation in the twenty (20) days and

twenty (20) nights of camping, which should include the following:

a) Sketches of the campsites

b) Schedule and details of activities in camp

c) What he did or learned in camp, and

d) Experience in the camp which developed his character, his health, his self-reliance and his

harmonious relationship with other Scouts.

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Carpentry

1. Show how to sharpen an edge-cutting tool and a toot-cutting too.

2. Demonstrate the use of the ruler, square, level, plumb line, meter, chalk line, and bevel.

3. Demonstrate the proper way to drive, set, and clinch a nail, draw a spike with a claw hammer and to

join two (2) pieces of wood with screws.

4. Show the correct use of the cross-cut saw and the rip-saw.

5. Show how to place the edge and the broad surface of a board.

6. Demonstrate how to use a chisel by making a mortise, a lap joint and tenon joint.

7. Without assistance, make a simple article of furniture for practical use in the home or around the

yard such as a pergola, bench, small shed, chair, table, cabinet, etc.

Chemistry

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1. Explain the meaning of chemistry. Discuss its branches and how it is different from the other fields

of natural science.


a) Show that a candle flame uses up oxygen from the air and produces carbon dioxide.

b) Demonstrate that heating sawdust or wood chips produces a gas that burns.

c) Sketch the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle.

3. Explain how the following gases are produced industrially:

a) Oxygen

b) Hydrogen

c) Chlorine

d) Ammonia

4. Differentiate between carbonates, sulfides, chlorides, acids, and gases.

5. Write the formulas of two compounds that make water hard. Write an equation describing how a

home water softener works.

6. Explain what oxygen does in the animal body. Tell how oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon

monoxide are carried in the body. Describe the chemical changes that take place when vegetables cook,

meat cooks, bread dough rises, bread bakes, and bread is chewed.

7. Carry out an experiment to show the different ways of protecting iron or steel from rusting. Give

examples using Scouting utensils. Tell why aluminum does not rust and why iron does.

8. Do two (2) of the following:

a) Visit a plant that makes chemical products and uses chemical processes. Describe the

processes used.

b) Visit a laboratory or place of business that uses chemicals. Find out how and why the

chemicals are used.

c) Learn how chemistry is meeting farm problems of soil fertility and crop pests.

d) Explain the differences in university courses for training chemical technicians, chemists, and

chemical engineers. Describe two (2) different kinds of work done by chemists, chemical engineers,

and chemical technicians.

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Citizenship in the Community

1. Prepare a written outline of the history of his community, including such known information as who

the first settlers were, when they came, important historical events, and people who figured

prominently in the growth of the community.

2. Mark or point out in a map of his community:

a) principal government buildings;

b) fire station (fire brigade), police station (outpost), hospital or puericulture center, schools,

and churches;

c) main highways and or feeder roads to neighboring towns or cities;

d) nearest port or airport, bus, jeepney or railroad station, if any;

e) chief industries (principal source of income or livelihood);

f) historical and other points of interest.

3. From radio, television, newspapers, or other sources of public information, gather opinions on both

sides of a public issue and give his own ideas on it.

4. Draw a diagram of the organizational structure of his municipal and provincial or city government,

showing its executive, legislative and judicial branches, and tell briefly what each branch perform.

5. Do two of the following:

a) Draw a diagram of the organization structure of his barangay, municipal or city government

showing the top officials, courts, and administrative departments. Indicate who among these

officials are elected and who are appointed. Give the name of these officials.

b) Know and tell how to do at least seven of the following:

[1] report a fire

[2] report a vehicular accident

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[3] call a physician or ambulance

[4] report damage to electric power, gas, or water supply system

[5] report damage to or need of repairs on streets, roads, bridges, or sewer system

[6] report a mad dog scare

[7] report a contagious disease

[8] call a veterinarian

[9] obtain a building permit

[10] obtain help from a representative of the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources

[11] report to authorities the commission of a crime such as a robbery, theft, rape,

burglary, illegal cockfighting, gambling, etc.

[12] report a traffic violation

[13] report an election violation

c) Visit one department of his local government and report on what services it offers for the

community; OR, attend a court session or a public meeting of a government body and report

what takes place.

d) Know how much it costs to run his local government for one year, how this money is

obtained, and for what it is chiefly spent. Tell what kind of taxes his family pays in meeting this

cost.

6. Discuss with his family or counselor in what way Scouting helps to train him for citizenship, and

give examples of democracy at work in his troop.

7. Take an active part and vote regularly in elections of officers and matters of business in his troop,

school, and other groups to which he belongs.

8. List and briefly describe the work of several civic organizations other than the Boy Scouts of the

Philippines, through which people of his community work together for the general welfare by way of

serving youth, safeguarding public health or safety, disaster relief, care of orphans, aid to the poor,

providing recreational facilities, promoting good business or better farming, improving labor

conditions, or general civic improvement.

9. Do one of the following:

a) Identify the principal political parties or factions of parties in his community or province and

explain briefly their points of view on one public issue of which they disagree.

b) Describe at least one vocational opportunity offered by his community in some form of

public service. Tell what personal qualification are needed for the job.

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10. List and explain at least five privileges and forms of protection he enjoys as a citizen in his

community, and describe his obligations to the community.

11. With the advice of his Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor and counselor, plan his own program of

community service and give at least 10 hours of his time in carrying it out; OR, give 10 hours of

community service in a project carried out by his troop.

Citizenship in the Home

1. Discuss with his parents (or teacher) and counselor:

a) the meaning of citizenship

b) the importance of the home in the training of a Scout for citizenship.

2. Submit a statement from his parents or other people who are familiar with his conduct at home,

evidence that he practices good citizenship at home by being courteous, fair, and helpful to members of

his family and that he puts into practice the Scout Oath and Law, Scout Motto, and Slogan.

3. Prepare a list (at least five) of his regular home duties for at least one month and keep a record of

how often he does them.

4. Discuss with his family or counselor his rights and obligations in his family.


a) Make a health and safety check-up of his home, and help his family correct as many hazards

as possible.

b) Prepare with his family a plan of escape in case of fire in his home.

c) Tell how to get help in case of accident, illness, fire, and other emergencies in his home.

6. Do at least one major Good Turn for his home outside of regular duties.

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7. Make a budget and keep a record of his own income and or allowances and expenses for two month.

Explain why it is wise to live within one's means.

8. Submit a report on a family group activity which he helped to plan, prepare for, and carry out.

Citizenship in the Nation

1. Read the Constitution of the Philippines and:

a) Explain its purpose as set forth in the Preamble.

b) Draw a diagram to show the organization of the Philippine Government into three branches

as provided.

c) Describe and explain the purpose of the system of checks and balances.

d) Tell how the Constitution may be amended.

2. Present newspaper or magazine clippings showing instances of how at least three of the privileges in

the Bill of Rights have been protected in our C0unlry, or how they have been set aside in countries

under totalitarian rule.

3. Take part in a group discussion in his Troop, school, family or any other Troop, of an important

national problem.

4. Do ONE of the following:

a) Visit the National or Provincial Capitol; or a National project which serves his community,

province or region; or a place associated with a person who had figured in the history of our

country. Prepare and submit a brief report of his visit.

b) Correspond with someone preferably a Scout who lives in another region of the Philippines.

Exchange ideas, descriptive materials, hobby items, e.g. stamps, Scout insignias, etc.

5. Give the names of the President, the Vice-President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, any Senator (preferably one from his

Region), and the Representative of his District in Congress. Tell how to address a letter to each of them

at their respective of office.

6. Indicate to which branches of the national government any ten of the following list fall:

• national parks

• appropriations for government expenses

• national forests and wildlife protection

• foreign policy

• fish protection

• soil conservation

• flood control

• child welfare

• investigation of violations of national laws

• settlement of sparsely populated areas

• judgment of such violation

• fundamental education

• issuance of currency

7. Describe five ways by which the National Government serves him, his family, and his community.

8. Present his birth certificate or other legal evidence of his citizenship; OR, if foreign-born, learn what

a person must do in order to become a Filipino citizen.

Coconut Growing

1. Tell the value of coconut as food.

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2. Give some examples of the uses of various parts of a coconut tree.

3. Discuss briefly the soil and climate requirements of the coconut tree. Tell how coconut seedlings are

prepared.

4. Describe briefly:

a) How to establish a one-hectare coconut plantation.

b) How to care for a newly-planted coconut plantation.

c) How to care for an old coconut plantation.

d) How coconut is harvested in his locality and how often it is done

5. Name the most destructive pests and diseases of coconut. Describe how each pest or disease can be

controlled.

6. Explain the importance of coconut or its many products in the world market.

Computers

1. Tell what computers are and briefly describe their history. Tell what data processing is and how it is

used.

2. Name the four major components of a computer system and describe the function of one component

in detail.

3. Build a simple model of one the following that will help you to illustrate its function in detail:

a) core storage

b) drum storage, or

c) disk storage


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a) Describe the differences and uses of analog and digital computers.

b) Explain the Hollerith and Powers codes and their role in computers.

5. Obtain your local post office Zip code and convert to binary.

6. Using the flowchart diagram method, show the steps necessary in setting up a campsite.

7. Name four different uses of computers in business.

8. Convert your full name to each of the following codes:

a) Hollerith,

b) Binary-coded decimal, and

c) Eight channel standard code

9. Be able to tell your Merit Badge counselor in your own words the meaning of the following words or

terms:

• functional units,

• storage,

• input/output devices,

• random access,

• on-line system,

• central processing unit,

• magnetic ink character,

• information retrieval,

• solid-state components,

• nanosecond,

• stored program,

• console,

• optical reader, and

• register.

10. Do two of the following:

a) arrange with your counselor to visit a local data-processing installation.

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b) Obtain and read two pieces of information about data processing other than the

manufacturer's literature. Summarize what you read for the counselor.

c) Write a 500-word report on the various types of specialist occupations available in the data-

processing field. Include educational requirements and average wage brackets when possible.

d) Show your counselor five examples of data-processing output or the tape, cards, or report

form used.


a) Construct an analog adder and explain its operation.

b) Construct a card reader, demonstrate it to your counselor and explain to him the difference

between the Hollerith code and the internal machine code.

Cooking

1. Make a food list, showing cost and amount needed to feed his entire Patrol, using a prepared

balanced menu covering three whole days of camping.

2. Make a list of the utensils needed to cook and serve meals for his patrol.

3. While in camp, show the proper way of handling and storing food under sanitary conditions, and the

correct way of washing dishes and utensils for both kitchen and table. Practice the correct and

environment-friendly way to dispose of garbage, cans, paper, and other rubbish by burning them or by

the use of a trash bag.

4. Serve satisfactorily as cook of his Patrol/Crew or Troop/Adviser for at least three meals using a

prepared menu.


a) Build a fireplace out of stone, brick, clay, logs, other locally gathered materials; or dig a

fireplace in the ground, and show the proper way of storing firewood.

b) Build fire in the fireplace he has built and after its use, remove the traces that it has been used

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as one.

c) With an economical budget and considering proper nutrition and taste, prepare meals for at

least four persons including rice, soup, meat or fish, vegetables, a salad, and a native desert

which requires cooking; time his cooking so that courses will be ready to be served at the

proper time.

d) Set the table, properly sheltered, for a meal for at least four persons.

e) Serve the meal in accordance with good table manners, and clean up after eating.

Crop Production

1. Show on a map of the Philippines where the following crops are grown in volume: corn, rice,

sorghum and soybeans.

2. Grow any of the above crops in an area of not less than 200 square meters (if planted to a standard

variety) or in a smaller plot if planted to an experimental variety. (Consult Merit Badge Counselor

before planting.)

3. Keep an accurate and complete record of costs, hours of work, seed and other materials, and yield.

4. Submit his record, with samples of yield, to his counselor and describe the relative value of at least

three varieties of the crop planted.

5 Describe modem ways of crop farming.

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Cycling

1. Have a bicycle of his own, borrow, or hire one.

2. Ride fifteen (15) consecutive kilometers each month for a period of three (3) months. He shall

submit to the Merit badge counselor a report of the rides taken, including dates, routes traveled, and

interesting things observed.

3. After the three-month conditioning period in Requirement No 2, ride a bicycle 30 kilometers in ten

(10) hours.

4. Know the rules and regulations in cycling races.

5. Learn the proper techniques of taking care of a bicycle. Repair a puncture and inflate a tire. Take

apart and clean a bicycle and put it together again properly.

6. Know and demonstrate safety precautions on the road.

7. Go on cycling expedition over a route selected by the Merit badge counselor, and make a report;

report correctly verbal messages in connection with this expeditions. Read and follow a course laid out

on a map.

Dairying

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1. Know and understand the relative nutritional values of milk from cows, carabaos, and goats.

2. Milk a cow, carabao, or goat.

3. Understand and demonstrate the pasteurization of milk and the care of dairy utensils and appliances.

4. Understand the care and management of dairy animals.

5. Visit a milk or a dairy plant. Make a report of his visit.

Drafting

1. Make a rough sketch of his Troop meeting room or a room in his church, school or home. From it,

submit a finished scale floor plan, such drawing to be properly titled and to indicate by accepted

conventional symbols, all openings, equipment, and safety devices. Name the drawing instruments

used.

2. Submit a scale drawing of some piece of craftwork for use in home, school, Troop meeting place, or

camp, which is sufficiently clear and detailed to be used by somebody else as a working basis for

making the article. The drawing should include a bill of materials with an estimate of costs.

3. Submit drawing made by himself of each of the following:

a) Orthographic and isometric projections of an object other than those specified in

Requirement Nos. 1 and 2.

b) Reduce or enlarge a simple scale drawing approved by his Counselor, indicating the scale of

enlargement or reduction he has used.

4. Make an ink tracing of the craftwork in Requirement No. 2 and submit the cost of reproducing

drawing by blue-printing, photo stating, or other methods of reproduction.

5. Submit a hand-lettered poster or bulletin approximately 60 x 70 centimeters, for use by a school,

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church, Troop, or Council; or submit a hand-lettered personal greeting card for someone's birthday, a

holiday, or other similar occasions.

Dramatics

1. Show that he is familiar with the outstanding period in the history of drama, beginning with Greek

drama and including Philippine drama.

2. Submit evidence that he has taken part in a play presented to an audience of at least fifty persons,

such part to be of sufficient importance to give him opportunity to display his dramatic ability.

3. Submit a one-act play written by himself, of at least twenty (20) minutes duration preferably on a

subject connected with Scouting, with a Philippine setting, with a sketch of the set for such play,

indicating left and right of stage, back drop, proscenium, etc.

4. Through an oral quiz, using his own play in Requirement No. 3 to illustrate, show a knowledge of

the fundamental elements of a play, like plot, characterization and dialogue. Point out some of the

elements of the plot such as conflict, surprise, rising action, climax, etc. Show why the dialogue should

be natural and brief and accompanied by action.

5. “Make-up” as an old man.

6. Present to the Counselor a list of five entertainment features which he can arrange to give at a

moment's notice, either alone or with others, suitable for campfires, Troop meetings or general

gatherings and present any two selected by the Counselor from such list.

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Duck Raising

1. Raise and take care of five (5) ducks. Properly house them and give the proper food.

2. Keep a record of food consumption, mortality, medication, and vaccination.

3. Keep a complete record of eggs laid, squabs hatched, sickness, deaths, etc. for this same period.

4. Describe breeds of ducks used for squabbing.

5. Visit a duck-raising farm near his place.

6. List the basic requirements for successful duck-raising.

Ecology

1. Explain the meaning of the following: ecology, biosphere, ecosystem, plant succession, limiting

factor. Give an example of the last two.

2. With the help of his counselor, pick an area of three (3) hectares for study. City Scouts may pick an

area in a large park, if a better place is not available.

3. Visit the area four times for two (2) hours each time. Do this at different times on one day a week for

a month, or if at camp, on four different days of the week at different times of the day.

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a) Record the temperature, rain, and wind.

b) List the animals you saw. Tell what they were doing.

c) List the plants you saw.

d) Name the kinds of rocks and soil.

4. Write about his study in 500 words or more showing:

a) How the climate, topography, and geology have influenced the number and kinds of plants

and animals.

b) How the living and non-living elements are interrelated.

c) Why is it important that people understand this.

5. With his counselor, plan and carry out a project on one (1) of the following:

a) The effect of water-holding capacity of soil on plant life. The relation of plant cover to run-

off. How both are related to the water and oxygen cycles.

b) The influence of land plant life on temperature, light intensity, wind velocity, and humidity.

The influence of water plant life on water environment. How both land and water plants affect

animal life.

6. Make a report, in the form of a short talk to a Scout group, on what he did in requirement number

five (5).

7. Show he understands the following:

a) The causes of water pollution. Tell what it does to rivers and lakes.

b) The causes of land pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.

c) The causes of air pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.

d) How some chemicals get into the tissues of animals miles from where they were used.

8. Describe what he and others can do to help solve a local problem of air pollution, water pollution, or

litter.

9. Describe the duties of three positions in environment science.

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Electricity

1. Know the sources and ways of producing electricity.

2. Make a simple electromagnet. Show and state the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

3. Understand the difference between a direct current and an alternating current and show uses to which

each is adapted. Give a method of determining what current flows in a given circuit.

4. Have an elementary knowledge of the construction of cells, batteries, switches, electric bells, and

transformers.

5. Demonstrate how to replace fuses and properly splice, solder, and tape rubber-covered wires.

6. Make and submit a diagram or sketch showing the lights, switches and outlets controlled by each

fuse in his house.

7. Read correctly an electric meter and compute the bill.

Electronics

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1. Explain the theory of the transistor. Tell how transistors may be used with resistors, capacitors, and

coils, in making simple circuits.


a) Draw a simple circuit showing the resistors or tubes. Label all parts. Wire the circuit.

b) Demonstrate the right way to solder and unsolder.

c) Explain how to avoid heat damage to the parts.


a) Remote-control – Build a device to show how an electronic circuit is used for remote control.

b) Electronic brain – Explain the binary system of numbers. Change binary numbers to decimal

numbers. Build a simple flip-flop circuit with either transistors or tubes.

4. Discuss job opportunities in the field of electronics.

Emergency Preparedness

1. Earn the First Aid Merit Badge.

2. Tell what he would do to prevent injury and possible loss of life to himself and others in each of the

following situations:

• Fire or explosion at home or in a public building,

• car stalled in a secluded place,

• motor vehicle accident,

• mountain accident,

• food poisoning,

• boating accident,

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• search for lost persons,

• gas leak,

• earthquake,

• flood,

• typhoon,

• lightning,

• nuclear fallout,

• avalanche (rock) and landslide.

3. Demonstrate and explain how he could safely save a person from the following situations:

a) Touching a live electric wire.

b) In a room filled with carbon monoxide or other fumes or smoke.

c) Clothes on fire.

d) Drowning using non-swimming rescues (including river, sea, or beach accidents).

4. Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training needed and the safety

precautions to be taken for the following emergency service:

a) Crowd and traffic control

b) Messenger service and communication

c) Collection and distribution services

d) Group feeding, shelter and sanitation.

5. Demonstrate the following:

a) Three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes or helicopters.

b) The proper use of ropes and lines for rescue work by doing the following:

[1] Tie knots for joining lines, shortening or adjusting lines, and lashings.

[2] Lower a person from a height sufficient to show how.

[3] Coil and accurately throw light and heavy 50-foot heaving lines

6. Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop for emergency service. Prepare an “emergency kit”

for use by your Patrol or your family.

7. Participate in one emergency service.

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Engineering

1. Know what high school preparation is required for admission to an accredited engineering college.

2. Briefly describe the type of work done by an engineer and explain how the following branches of

engineering benefit our society:

• aeronautical engineer,

• chemical engineer,

• civil engineer,

• computer engineer,

• electrical engineer,

• mechanical engineer,

• mining engineer, and

• metallurgical engineer.

3. With the assistance of your merit badge counselor, make an inspection trip to a manufacturing or

processing plant or an engineering project in your locality. Discuss the activities with an engineer on

the project or plant. Prepare a report describing the inspection trip emphasizing those features that

involve engineering knowledge and skills.

4. Do THREE of the following:

a) Design a cam, linkage, gear train, or other mechanical device for transforming motion;

prepare a working drawing and build a working model from wood, plastic or metal.

b) Design and build a simple electrical or electronic device such as an amplifier, radio receiver,

or an electric motor.

c) Show by diagram how forces are distributed in a lock bridge carrying a 100-kilo load at the

center, if the two members are inclined 30° above the horizontal.

d) Explain with the aid of a diagram and calculate how much it would cost to pump l00,000

gallons of water from sea level into a reservoir whose surface is at 550 feet elevation if electric

power costs P2.50 per kwhr, and motor efficiency is 80 percent and 5 percent of the water is

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lost in leaks along the way.

e) Write a report explaining how energy in a fuel is converted into useful work in a typical

machine such as an automobile, diesel tractor, drilling machine, airplane, rocket, or turbine

engine. Use sketches and diagrams to illustrate the process.

f) Select, with the advice of the merit badge Counselor a busy street or other traffic artery in the

community. Go to the location and make a study of the traffic flow both in periods of light and

heavy traffic. Obtain from an appropriate local official the predicted increase and population

over the next 5 years. Report on the investigation, including your plan on how the traffic

situation 5 years hence might be alleviated at the particular location.

g) Set up a distilling apparatus with and without a fractionating column. Draw a graph of

product purity versus percent distilled. Explain why better results are obtained with a

fractionating column.

h) Demonstrate how to use one device for obtaining engineering measurements such as transit,

builder's level, micrometer calipers, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer, thermocouple for

measuring temperatures, pilot tube for measuring gas or liquid velocities, stroboscopic

tachometer, oscilloscope, frequency counter.

i) Set up a device for measuring heat transfer. Draw a graph plotting heat transfer versus rate of

flow. Explain why better heat transfer is obtained with a high rate of flow than with a low rate

of flow.

j) In place of one activity under this requirement, the merit badge counselor may choose

subjects that will make use of engineering activities in the local are

Environment

1. Explain the meaning of the following: ecology, biosphere, ecosystem, plant succession, limiting

factor. Give an example of each.

2. With the help of your Counselor, pick an area of four (4) hectares for study. City-based Scouts may

pick an area in a large park, if a better place is not available.

3. Visit the area four times for two (2) hours each time. Do this at different times on one day a week for

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a month, or if at camp, on four different days of the week at different times of the day.

a) Record the temperature, rain, and wind.

b) List the animals you saw. Tell what they were doing.

c) List the plants you saw.

d) Name the kinds of rocks and soil.

4. Write about your study in 300 words or more showing:

a) How the climate, topography, and geology have influenced the number and kinds of plants

and animals.

b) How the living and nonliving elements are interrelated.

c) Why it is important that people understand this.

5. With your Counselor, plan and carry out a project in ONE of the following:

a) The effect of water-holding capacity of soil on plant life. The relation of plant cover to run-

off. How both are related to the water and oxygen cycles.

b) The influence of land plant life on temperature, light, intensity, wind velocity, and humidity.

The influence of water plant life on the water environment. How both land and water plants

affect animal life.

6. Make a report, in the form of a short talk to a Scout group, on what you did in requirement 5.

7. Show you understand the following:

a) The causes of water pollution. Tell what it does to rivers and lakes.

b) The causes of land pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.

c) The causes of air pollution. Tell what it does to the environment.

d) How some chemicals get into the tissues of animals miles from where they were used.

8. Describe what you and others can do to help solve a local problem of air pollution, water pollution,

or litter.

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Farm Management

1. Make a plan of an ideal farm; with correct layout of farm structures, show sewage disposal plan;

include background garden layout.

2. Visit and observe farm operations near his home and then draw up some requirements and

recommendations for the improvement of said farm. Furnish the Counselor with a copy of the

recommendation.

a) Submit proposals to management of the said farm.

b) Discuss with Counselor further development on submitted proposals whether the

recommendations were noted or not.

3. Make a report on the equipment, tools, and facilities being used in the farms e.g. corn plants, seeder,

tractor, etc. Tell their uses.

4. Discuss with Counselor some methods of keeping farm records.

5. Mention some recent developments in the field of farming innovation that would further improve the

farming system.

Filipino Heritage

1. Write a biography of at least five Filipino heroes or great men. Explain to his Troop what outstanding

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work they did for our country that made them great. Describe any of their personal virtues or qualities

that are worth emulating by the youth.

2. Cite at least five (5) literary works written by Filipino heroes or great men. Explain to his Troop the

significance of each of these literary works. Select at least three (3) points from each which he thinks

are still relevant today.

3. Compile and relate to his Troop ten (10) Filipino traditions that are worth emulating. Give reasons

why they should be emulated and preserved.

4. Compile and recite to his Troop twenty (20) Filipino proverbs; explain at least half of them.

5. Recite a poem written by his favorite Filipino hero or great man in a Troop meeting and explain the

meaning of the lines or phrase of the poem.

6. Take part in a Patrol of Troop activity or any project honoring the memory of Filipino heroes or great

men.

7. Visit any historical place or shrine connected with Filipino heroes or great men. Make a written

report of the visit to his Troop Leader.

Firemanship

1. Explain three common causes of fire in the home (other than careless use of gasoline and kerosene)

and tell how to guard against them.


a) Inspect his own home, fill out an inspection form and present it to the Counselor.

b) Explain how he would plan, in case of fire at night for everyone in his house (including

himself) to escape to safety.

c) List the equipment and materials in his home, if there are any available, for fire protection

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and explain under what conditions each is used.

d) Tell what fire fighting forces would respond to a fire alarm.

e) Tell where flammable liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, alcohols and turpentine should be

stored for absolute safety and under what conditions they should be used.

f) Explain at least two causes of spontaneous combustion and how to guard against them.


a) Make a fire pail out of an empty gasoline can or make a fire breaker or a fire rake.

b) Show what to do if caught in a room filled with dense smoke or fumes.

c) Give three ways of turning on a local fire alarm, tell the exact location of a fire alarm nearest

his home, school, and Troop meeting room.

d) Show how to save a person whose clothes are on fire.

4. Using proper methods:

a) Build a fire in the open where there are flammable materials both around and over the place

where fire is to be laid; extinguish the fire.

b) Burn leaves and rubbish where it is allowed.


a) Tell how to select, prepare, and maintain a campsite so it is safe from fire.

b) Conduct a fire drill wherein his Patrol/Crew or Troop/Outfit can help the local fire fighting

organization in the community conduct a fire prevention campaign.

First Aid

1. Show the correct way to:

a) Transport a person with compound fracture of the forearm; head injury; spinal column injury.

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b) Make and apply splints for a broken thigh bone.

c) Explain the dangers involved in the transportation of an injured person before the extent of

the injury is known.

2. Show how to:

a) Stop bleeding from a ruptured varicose vein in the leg.

b) Control arterial and/or venous bleeding on the wrist and calf of leg and other parts of the

body.

3. Tell and show what to do in the following cases:

a) A person in contact with an electric wire.

b) A person in a state of shock due to starvation, injuries, and certain diseases.

c) A person who choked from drowning from water or food lodged in his windpipe while

eating.

d) A person who dove into shallow water, struck his head against a submerged object and fell

unconscious.

4. Tell what disease germ is likely to be carried into a wound from a gunshot, stab wound, rusty nail,

pitchfork or garden rake, or from a powder burn; explain why the patient in such cases must be taken to

a physician for further treatment.

5. Show how to:

a) Sterilize a small piece of cloth or part of his shirt if he has to use it as an improvised bandage

or dressing.

b) Treat extreme shock, using cover, correct position, and heating devices.

c) Give a patient cardio-pulmunary resuscitation.

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Fish Culture

1. Tell the history of fish conservation in the Philippines. Tell how the profession of fisheries

management developed. Define fish management. Give examples and dates of fish management

legislations. Explain why past fish management has been concerned mainly with the game animals.

2. Describe five (5) different relationships between man and fish conservation.

3. Describe the four methods used in fish management to maintain or increase numbers. Give an

example of each in the Philippines.

4. Name at least three (3) local plants used as fish food.

5. Name the agencies responsible for fish culture. Tell the difference between their authorities and

responsibilities. Describe opportunities for a career in one of these. Tell how fishing laws are set in the

Philippines.

6. Do one (1) of the following:

a) Visit a managed fishing waters or a fishpond. Interview the resident manager. Write at least

300 words on what is being done to improve the area for fish culture.

b) Visit fish hatchery. Interview the resident manager. Write a report of at least 300 words on the

place of fish hatchery in conservation.

c) Go out for one day with a commercial fisherman. Describe his catch. Tell the methods used.

Write about the importance of such fishing to the country's economy and health.

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Fishing

1. Catch three (3) different kinds of fish by any legal, sportsmanlike method and identify them. (One of

the fish must be taken on an artificial lure using any type of rod.) Clean the fish properly for cooking.

2. Identify the different parts of a fishing rod; and the main parts of a spinning reel; OR show how to

take care of your fishing tackle so that it will remain in good condition for a longer period of time; OR

tell where the chief kind of fish are likely to be found in your area, at different times of year, different

times of day, in different kinds of weather.

3. Catch and identify three kinds of live bait.

4. Give the season for game fish in your area, explain how and why they are protected by law, and tell

what fish conservation measures are being done to improve fishing resources.

Food Processing

1. Tell about the system for producing, processing, and distributing food in the country. Explain why

foods are processed and what types are dried, canned, frozen, or salted.


a) Make a chart of a single food item of livestock origin. Show how it moves through the

system from the basic source of supply through farm production, processing, distribution,

possible storage, and from market or food store to your table. List what happens at each step.

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Tell how the steps in the movement from point of origin to the table are related.

b) Make a chart of a single food item of crop or vegetable origin. Show how it moves through

the system from a basic source of supply through farm production and harvest, processing,

distribution, possible storage, and from market or food store to your table. List what happens at

each step. Tell how the steps of movement from point of origin to the table are related.

c) Using native methods, demonstrate the preservation of fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables for

later consumption. (Example: Daing or tinapa for fish and meat, jellies or sweets for fruits, and

buro for a vegetable).

3. Visit a food processing or repacking plant and after talking with the owner, explain what you found

out to your counselor.

Forestry

1. Identify and name 10 kinds of timber trees or shrubs. Tell the importance and uses of each.

2. Collect and identify seeds of 10 different kinds of trees.

3. Name 3 minor forest products and give the sources and uses of each.

4. Name two important enemies of the forest. Suggest remedies to combat or prevent damage caused by

each of these enemies.

5. Enumerate some effects of kaingin and what remedies should be done. Tell something about the law

penalizing illegal kaingin.

6. Tell something about the work of the Bureau of Forest Development and what it is doing for the

country.

7. Understand the meaning of forest conservation and how it may be achieved. Give the importance of

conserving forests.

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8. Write an essay of about 300 words on the importance of forests to wildlife, the people of the

community, and to our country.

Fruit Cultivation


a) Point out on a map of the Philippines the regions where Ten (10) different varieties of fruits

can be found or grown.

b) List the varieties of fruits that can be grown economically where he lives.

2. Pick a good place in his backyard for a fruit or nut orchard. Make a plan for planting fruits and nuts

in this area.

3. Take full care of fruit or nut orchard through a crop season of one (1) year. Keep accurate records of

costs, observations and yield. Describe three (3) of the insects pests most harmful to fruit or nut crops

where he lives. Name two (2) diseases most harmful. Explain how he would control each without

hurting wildlife or destroying useful insects.

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Gardening

1. Discuss with his counselor the value of planting vegetables. Tell what are the nutritional values we

get from green leafy vegetables.

2. Grow at least five (5) different kinds of vegetables in a family garden or in a small lot. Show some of

his produce to his Counselor.

3. Explain the process of vegetable gardening from preparation of soil to harvesting.

4. Tell what are some local insects or diseases that can destroy local gardens and the methods of

controlling their growth.

5. Plan a vegetable gardening project to be given to his local community/barangay unit in his area.

Give the procedures, where and how to get support. Carry out the project and submit to his Counselor a

progress report of the development on the project.

Handicraft

1. Select a handicraft project that you can do using any two of the following materials. Abaca, shells,

coconuts, bamboo, rattan, etc.

2. Name at least 5 different species that can be utilized for handicrafts under the materials that you

have selected.

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3. Name at least three tools needed for making the handicraft under the materials you have selected.

4. Plan, make, and show to your counselor the two projects you have made using the materials selected.

5. Explain the skills and attitudes you gained in making the two projects.

6. Describe some livelihood opportunities in handicrafts.

Hiking

1. Explain and show the main points of good hiking practice.

2. Submit to his Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor and Counselor a written plan for a 10-kilometer hike,

including the following: map routes, activities on the way, clothing and equipment needed, and meals

on the way.

3. Take five hikes on five separate days within a period of six months, one of which should be an

overnight hike. These hikes should be done progressively and should cover a total of 50 kilometers. No

one hike should exceed fifteen kilometers at any time.

4. After sufficient training, go on a hike of twenty continuous kilometers in one day.

5. Within a month of the final hike, submit a short report of each of his six hikes containing the dates,

routes, purposes and objectives, weather conditions, and interesting things and places seen.

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Hobbies and Collections

1. Start a collection of at least 100 pieces. Choose from any one of the following in which he is

interested:

a) Coin collection

b) Stamp collection

c) Shell collection

d) Leaves and barks of different trees

e) Postcards

f) Books

2. Make a scrapbook or collection on any one of the subjects in item 1. Exhibit them during Patrol or

Troop meetings.

3. Tell why his hobby is important.

4. Encourage his fellow Scouts and other youth to make their own collection of rare things.


a) Visit an art gallery or a museum.

b) Report the proper set-up, the new methods of laying out and keeping rare collections.

c) Tell why a museum or an art gallery is important in one's country or community.

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Hog Raising

1. Visit five or more farms and name and describe two (2) breeds of hogs found thereon or attend an

agricultural exhibition and describe the pedigree of one of the hogs shown at such exhibition.

2. Explain the different uses of hog products for both commerce and food.

3. Write out a balanced ration for fattening hogs and give reason for its preparation.

4. Explain fully the symptoms of hog cholera and the preventive measures in common use.

5. Name the different kinds of food rations needed for hogs from weaning time to marketing age.

Home Repairs

1. Do 12 of the following:

a) Know the location of your main electric switch. Replace a fuse or reset the circuit breaker in

the electric entrance switch box.

b) Repair a sagging or squeaking door or gate.

c) Repair a break in a cement walk or wall.

d) Recondition a garden tool.

e) Repair broken furniture.

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f) Refinish or repaint the scratched surface of a piece of furniture. Clean brush afterwards.

g) Repair or replace broken window shells (at least five) or replace a window pane or jalousie.

h) Repair a leaking roof.

i) Repair a leaking faucet.

j) Repair a leaky hose.

k) Mend a broken bolo handle.

l) Repair a pressure gas lamp or stove.

m) Recane the broken seat of a chair or bed frame.

n) Clean out a clogged sink trap.

o) Mend a torn mat.

p) Repair the flushing mechanism in the water closet.

q) Repair an electric cord, plug, or electric socket.

r) Paint a wall or ceiling. Clean brush afterwards.

s) Repair a flat iron.

t) Repair a gas stove.

u) Mend broken china.

v) Build a workbench.

w) Repair or put in drapery or curtain rods. Hang draperies or curtains.

x) Repair a fence.

y) Replace a door knob.

z) Solder.

2. Name and describe some common tools used for doing home repairs.

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Horsemanship

1. Name fifteen (15) parts of a horse.

2. Name four (4) leading breeds of horses. Explain what each breed is noted for.

3. Show the care of saddle and bridle. Name the main parts of the saddle and bridle.

4. Show how to groom, pick out feet, and care for a horse after riding.

5. Describe the symptoms of colic. Describe four (4) other horse diseases.

6. Name three (3) main defects of feet and legs. Explain how to detect them.

7. Show how to safely approach and rescue a horse from a stall in case of fire.

8. Ride a horse for a distance of ten (10) kilometers.

Insect Study

1. Tell how insects are different from all other animals. Show the differences between insects, spiders,

and centipedes.

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2. Point out and name the main parts of an insect.

3. Collect and mount fifteen (15) different species. Label each one with common and scientific names

where possible. Show his collection to his Troop or Patrol.

4. Tell something about the histories and habits of the fifteen (15) insects collected, where each is likely

to be found, what it eats, the different stages of its life, how it sees, hears, smells, feels and with what

plants, animals, birds, and other insects it is associated.

5. Tell how insects fit in the food chains of other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.

6. From his insect collection identify:

a) Five (5) species of insects helpful to man. Tell how they are helpful.

b) Five (5) species of insects harmful to man. Tell how they are harmful.

7. Tell things that make social insects different from solitary insects.

8. Compare the life histories of a butterfly and a grasshopper. Explain how they are different. Raise a

butterfly or a moth from a caterpillar.

Interpreting

1. Carry on a simple but sustained conversation in a modern foreign language for a period of not less

than five minutes.

2. Listen to and translate a statement or address delivered in a modern foreign language and lasting not

less than two minutes by a person to whom the language is a native tongue.

3. Write a simple letter in a modern foreign language on a subject given by the counselor.

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4. Read and translate from sight a passage of not less than 200 words from a book or newspaper, in any

modern language not native to the Scout, OR do all of the foregoing requirements in two Philippine

dialects other than his native dialect.

Journalism

1. Write stories covering satisfactorily the following assignments, demonstrating that he knows the

principles of good news writing including the elements of a good lead paragraph:

a) a news incident;

b) a routine club or society meeting;

c) a lecture, sermon, or political address.

2. Write:

a) an editorial;

b) a feature or human interest story;

c) review of a play, a motion picture, a concert or a book.


a) Explain how the articles in Requirements l and 2 differ.

b) Secure the publication of at least one of these articles in a Scouting, school, or local paper.

4. Prepare a simple set of headline styles which will serve all needs of a small newspaper, indicating

type size and approximate count for each.

5. Present photographic or cartoon copy or the suggestion for such copy, as an illustration for a news

story, and write the caption of it.

6. Read and correct proof, using the conventional proof reader's marks on manuscript of at least two

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typewritten pages furnished by the Counselor.

7. Show that he knows what is meant by the following terms: point, font, pica, face, case linotype, hand

set, galley proof, half tone, electrotype, screen, stereotype, mat.


a) Explain the steps necessary to copyright a book, magazine or newspaper; tell what rights are

granted by a copyright, for what period.

b) Explain what is meant by freedom of the press and why we have libel laws. Tell what

plagiarism is.

9. Prepare a dummy for the printer of an 8-page newspaper or magazine, including the placing of

different size advertisements to cover the equivalent of two pages.

10. Explain the process of preparing a modem newspaper for publication, demonstrating a satisfactory

knowledge of the various departments and executives and their functions. Explain the importance of

the deadline.

11. Have contributed as a reporter, or as editor or member of the editorial or business staff (either

voluntary or paid) on a newspaper or a local council, troop, school, trade, farm or club publication for

at least four issues.

12. Present a scrap book including unpublished copy as well as clippings of published material filed

under date and place of publication.

Leathercraft

1. Describe, name or explain the following:

a) Sources of leather

b) Curing and tanning of leather

c) Kinds of dyeing, staining and polishing, and cleaning materials used in leatherwork.

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a) Identify at least five (5) different types of leather.

b) Explain how to select and buy leather.

c) Tell what kind of leather is best for each type of leatherwork such as: tooled and stamped or

embossed articles like moccasins, wallets, shoes, bags, novelties, etc.

3. Tell the proper use and care of leatherwork tools and equipment.

4. Design patterns for at least three (3) different articles: wallet, leather case, shoes, belt, etc.

5. Demonstrate at least three (3) types of lacing and at least three (3) methods of braiding.

6. Make at least three (3) pieces of hand-carved and laced articles: leather cases, purses, billfold,

portfolios, handbags, belts, etc.

Lifesaving

(These tests must be performed before a Counselor who is a Certified Water Safety Instructor of the

Philippine National Red Cross or who holds an Aquatic School Certificate of the Boy Scouts of the

Philippine for Life Saving.)

1. Earn the SWIMMING merit badge.


a) Spend at least six hours in preparing and practicing lifesaving skills.

b) Surface dive into open water, 2 to 3 meters deep, recovering various objects three times and a

5-kilo weight once.

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3. Show the following:

a) For two times, remove his street clothes in 30 seconds or less. (Street clothes means socks,

shoes, trousers, barong/shirt/sweatshirt).

b) The correct approach to a drowning person who is in the following positions:

[1] Back to Scout – Back approach

[2] Face to Scout with head above water – Underwater approach.

4. With the help of a buddy and a subject, show (reel-in rescue) the following rope rescue both as line

tender and as rescuer:

a) As rescuer – carrying the looped end of a rope 20 meters long, 1/2-centimeter in diameter

across his shoulder and chest, make a running or leaping entry into the water, swim 20 meters to

struggling subject, and tow him ashore with the rope.

b) As line tender – chain knot rescue line. Tie and place loop around rescuer's shoulder, pay out

rope and pull rescuer and subject ashore.

5. Keeping in sight a struggling person, enter the water feet first and –

a) Swim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with cross-chest

carry.

b) Swim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with hair carry.

c) Swim 10 meters, make correct approach, and tow victim 10 meters to shore with collar or

wrist carry.

d) Swim l0 meters, make correct approach to a tired swimmer, using swimmer's carry and push

him l0 meters to shore.


a) In water at least two meters deep, show how to block effectively and avoid the attempts of a

struggling person to grasp him around the neck with right arm and with both arms. In each case,

show how to tow him ashore.

b) In water at least two meters deep, show how to disengage himself from any of the following

grasps:

[1] Wrist

[2] Front head hold

[3] Rear head hold

[4] Arms around the body, at the front, below the armpit

[5] Arms around the body from back.

c) Demonstrate resuscitation for two minutes using the mouth-to-mouth method with external

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cardiac massage.

Livestock Raising

(Livestock here means cattle, carabaos, horses, goats, hogs or sheep.)

1. Explain the importance of livestock raising in the country today. Explain why is meat important in

daily life.

2. Suggest to his parents that he raise livestock in their backyard. Look and make a research on

livestock raising.

3. Make a record of sanitation, food, water, shade, and pasture. Outline in writing the proper feeding

form, the breeding time through weaning of a litter of animals.

4. Discuss fattening and growth of livestock.

5. Describe two (2) breeds of animals with which he is personally familiar. Name at least two (2) other

breeds.

6. Visit a farm where livestock raising is a major project or visit a packing plant or stockyard. Describe

the results of his visit.

7. Tell and show how meat is processed.

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Machine Shop Practice

1. Visit a machine shop, trade school, or a factory using or manufacturing machinery. Observe the

benchwork, power equipment, machine tools, and safety devices to protect workers and make a report

of this visit.

2. Name the uses of the following: lathe, planer, shaper, power press, and drill press.

3. Name and tell the uses of at least ten (10) of the principal hand tools used by machinists.

4. Show the divisions of a foot, an inch, a meter and a centimeter.

5. Make a rough sketch of a ball peen hammer head.

6. Demonstrate how to read a vernier and a micrometer caliper.

7. Enumerate ten (10) safety rules to be followed while operating machines.

8. Demonstrate the operation of a machine in a machine shop, observing the proper safety rules.

Marksmanship

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a) Make not less than 30 points in the offhand position (standing) out of the possible 50 points,

in five (5) shots, on each of four targets, at a distance of fifty feet from firing point to target.

b) Make a score of not less than 40 points in the prone position out of the possible 50 points, in

five shots, on each of six targets, at a distance of fifty feet from firing position to target.

All shooting must be witnessed and targets signed by a range officer whose appointment as a Merit

Badge Counselor has been approved by the Local Council or the National Office.


a) Pledge his word that he will live up to the Three Fundamental Rules in Safe Gun Handling.

b) Explain his understanding of the meaning of the Seven Rules in Using or Storing a Gun.


a) Demonstrate with a rifle: [1] the proper way to clean it after using; [2] what rifling is, and

explain its function; [3] in what direction the rear sight should be moved to move the striking

point of the bullet from right to left and from below the target upward to the target (sights need

not be actually moved for this demonstration).

b) Explain the proper method of removing rust and leading from the bore of a rifle.

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CONDITIONS

Rifle: Any .22 calibre rimfire

Sights: Any, not containing glass

Targets: Fifty-foot target, 2 to 10 count.

Range: Fifty feet from firing point to target

Masonry

1. Know what masonry is. Differentiate it from cement work.

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2. Prepare plans for a useful masonry structure such as a wall or an outdoor fireplace. Lay it out on the

ground. Dig as needed for a foundation of solid concrete mixed by himself.

3. Demonstrate the use of mason's tools correctly.

4. Point out examples of course ashlar and rubble construction.

5. Do three (3) of the following:

a) Lay a stepping stone or flagstone walk.

b) Plan and mold something ornamental in concrete.

c) Build a useful, dry masonry structure, such as an outdoor fireplace.

d) Plaster or stucco a wall or ceiling.

e) Visit a rock quarry or a factory where masonry materials are made. Report on his visit.

f) Visit a hollow block factory.

6. Find out what jobs there are in masonry. Choose one in which he is interested. Report on the

qualifications he must have for the job. Tell what the working conditions are.

Metal Work

1. Show the divisions of a foot, a meter, and a centimeter.

2. Show how to make common joints and seams in a sheet metal, such as lap.

3. Use tin cans to make two useful things that needs cutting, bending, and edging.

4. Show how to use the following tools: soldering copper, iron file, ball peen hammer, tinner's snips,

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pliers, hacksaw, blow torch, and hand drill.


a) Draw working sketches of a cake pan and a funnel

b) Make patterns based on the working sketches he made in (a).

6. Make any in the following articles by sawing, filing, riveting and/or drilling:

• wire hangers,

• frames of a lamp shade,

• hinges,

• candle stand,

• caliper,

• paper weight,

• bird cage,

• wire waste basket,

• dish rack,

• wire wall planter,

• soap dish,

• wire decors,

• garden trowel,

• spoon,

• tray,

• soup ladle, etc.

Music

1. Play a standard musical instrument satisfactorily as used in an orchestra, or, demonstrate the he is

sufficiently proficient in the art of singing, following the melody, and carrying his part against another

in singing a duet or a quartet, and sing a prepared solo showing that he understands the meaning of

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various musical signs which are common to vocal music.

2. Read at sight simple music required for the fourth grade in musical education.

3. Write a satisfactorily essay of not less than five hundred words on the history of Philippine music.

Nature Lore

1. After personal investigation, select for study one typical wildlife community, approved by the

Counselor (forest, field, marsh, pond, mountaintop, ocean, shore, etc.) near home or at favorite

campsite. Take at least two hikes within that area and do the following:

a) Submit a list of the most commonly found plants (trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, etc.) and

animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mollusks).

b) Report on kinds of soils and most commonly found rocks.

c) Describe springs, streams, lakes, and other waters found.

2. From readings or talks with your Counselor tell how temperature, wind, rainfall, altitude, geology,

tide, wild or domestic animals, or man help make the selected area what it is. Tell what is meant by the

term “plant succession.” Tell briefly what successions have occurred in the selected area in the last fifty

years and what would probably happen in the next fifty years if the area is left undisturbed by man.

3. Do all of the requirements in two of the following fields:

BIRDS

a) Identify in the field 15 species of birds.

b) Recognize 10 species of birds by calls or songs, or determine their presence by nests or other

signs.

c) Make and set out three birdhouses or two feeding stations and tell what birds used them; or

photograph nests of four species of birds.

MAMMALS

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a) Identify in the field six species of wild mammals.

b) Recognize in the field the signs of six species of wild mammals.

c) Make plaster casts of the tracks of three wild mammals; or photograph two species of wild

mammals.

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

a) Recognize the poisonous snakes in your area and identify in the field six species of reptiles or

amphibians (e.g., snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, toads, salamanders).

b) Recognize two species of toads or frogs by their voices; or identify three reptiles or

amphibians by their eggs, dens, burrows, or other signs.

c) Raise tadpoles from the eggs of some amphibians; or raise adults from tadpoles; or keep an

adult reptile or amphibian under conditions that keep it healthy for 1 month.

INSECTS AND SPIDERS

a) Catch and identify thirty (30) species.

b) Collect and mount thirty (30) species.

c) Raise an insect from the pupa or cocoon or raise adults from nymphs or keep larvae until

they form pupae or cocoons; or keep a colony of ants or bees for three months.

FISH

a) Catch and identify four (4) species of fish.

b) Collect four kinds of natural animal food eaten by fish; or make a lure and catch fish with it.

c) Develop a simple aquarium containing fish and plant life and keep it successfully balanced

for 1 month.

MOLLUSKS

a) Identify five species of mollusks and crustaceans (e.g., clams, mussels, snails, shrimps, crabs,

crayfish).

b) Mount at least six shells.

c) Make an aquarium and keep in it two species of mollusks or crustaceans under such

conditions that they stay healthy for l month.

PLANTS

a) Identify in the field 15 species of wild plants (trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, mosses, etc.).

b) Collect and label correctly seeds of 6 plants; or collect, mount and label leaves of 12 plants.

c) Build a terrarium of at least three species of plants and keep it successfully for 1 month.

SOILS AND ROCKS

a) Collect and identify soils found in three soil profiles; or 10 rocks representative of the area.

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b) Find at least six species of animals that live in soil.

c) Grow seeds for 1 month in two kinds of soil and describe the difference in rate of growth.

4. Select one species of plant, mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian and, from personal observation

and reading, write a simple life history (how and where and when it originated; how it grows; what it

eats; what eats it; migratory habits if any; its natural home, etc.).

Painting

1. Show how to mix pigments in order to produce paints in shades and tints in colors.

2. Demonstrate how to add positive colors to white lead or white zinc.

3. Understand the mixing of oils, turpentine, etc., to the proper consistency.

4. Paint a wall or surface evenly and without laps.

5. Know how and when to use putty on nail holes and uneven surfaces.

6. Present for inspection a panel covered with three (3) coats of paint and containing a border of

molding, the body to be painted in one color and the molding in another.

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Pathfinding

1. Demonstrate a general knowledge of the area within a 3-kilometer radius of his residence or the local

Scout office so as to be able to guide people at any time to points within the area.

2. Know the location and general population of five (5) neighboring barangays, towns or cities selected

by his Counselor. Demonstrate directions for reaching them – by foot, bus, or any other means of

transportation, the comparative distance and possibly the fare from his locality.

3. If in the country, demonstrate giving directions to a stranger in the place; how to reach the house of

the Barangay Chairman, places where food supplies may be purchased, several places of local interest

such as a waterfall, a cold or hot spring, a former battleground or any other place selected by his

Counselor.

4. Demonstrate how to direct a person from his home to a gasoline or fire station, or a general auto

repair or vulcanizing shop.

5. Give the telephone number, if any, and direction for reaching the nearest police station, municipal

building, the nearest doctor's clinic and hospital, the steamship or railroad station office or the jeepney

or bus terminal.

6. Know something of the history of his community and the locations of its principal places of interest

and public buildings as well as the names of the town's chief dignitaries.

7. Submit a scaled map not necessarily drawn by himself upon which he has presently indicated as

much as possible the above required information.

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Personal Health

1. Submit evidence of having had a routine general medical examination within the year. State what has

been done to correct any remediable condition found.


a) State whether examination by a dentist has been made within the year and show what has

been done to correct any remediable condition found. If no examination has been made, explain

how to care for teeth properly and show by general condition of his teeth that he practices such

care.

b) Tell how to care for his own hands and feet.

c) Explain importance of: [1] Washing hands before and after leaving the toilet, as well as

before and after eating; [2] A daily bath; and [3] Daily elimination.

3. Tell how to ventilate a sleeping room properly. Give the number of hours of sleep needed by a person

his age. Tell why a person should sleep by himself and what distance should separate his bed from

others.

4. Demonstrate proper breathing and explain how it affects health.

5. Explain how disease is spread by drinking water, common drinking cups, dirty dishes, dirty dish

towels, soiled bath towels, unpasteurized milk, and personal contact.


a) Name the basic essential foods to daily diet of a person of his age. Explain why he should

observe good eating habits.

b) Write out, at the time of examination, the kinds of foods eaten at each meal over the previous

3-day period.

7. Explain the danger of taking a laxative or a purgative when suffering from pains in the abdomen,

neglecting a break in the surface of the skin; and opening or squeezing pimples.

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8. Give three reasons why alcohol and tobacco are harmful to the body.

9. Discuss the value of clean moral habits to general health.

10. Pass triple test (sitting, standing, walking) for good posture.

11. Make up a daily drill of ten exercises for Scouts giving proper exercises for whole body.

Pet Care

1. Present evidence that he has cared for a pet for four (4) months. Get the approval of his Troop

Leader/Outfit Advisor before he starts.

2. Prepare and explain a plan for the management of a farm animal. Show what must be done to

prevent illness, blemishes, and defects.

3. Tell the symptoms of and explain how to care for two of the following:

DOGS

a) Distemper

b) Rabies

HOGS

a) Cholera

b) Poisoning

CARABAOS

a) Exhaustion from heat

b) Anthrax

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c) Tick

d) Foot and mouth diseases

HORSES

a) Lameness

b) Exhaustion from heat

COWS

a) Milk fever

b) Prussic acid poisoning

SHEEP AND GOATS

a) Foot and mouth diseases

b) Anthrax

4. Show how to treat the following:

a) A broken bone

b) A sprain

c) Serious bleeding

d) An open sore

5. Do ONE (1) of the following:

a) Help take care of a sick or hurt animal for at least four (4) days.

b) Work with local groups to help animals.

c) Work with local group in preventing an infectious disease to which farm animals are subject.

Photography

1. Show that he is familiar with the essential parts of a camera and explain the purpose of each of the

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following:

• range finder,

• lens,

• shutter,

• diaphragm opening,

• bellows,

• focusing scales.

2. Understand the basic principles of composition, selection, background, and handling of light and

shade.

3. Name the chemicals found in one standard developing solution and fixing solution, and explain their

purpose.

4. Submit six (6) good quality pictures taken, developed, and printed by him showing his knowledge of

the principles in Requirements No. 2. Not more than two (2) pictures may be submitted from any one

of the following groups and the collection must include one (1) from each group:

Group A: Landscape or water picture

Group B: Group of persons or street scenes

Group C: Person, domestic animal or bird, wild animal or bird

Group D: Architectural subjects

Physical Fitness

1. Submit evidence of having had a general medical examination within the year. State what has been

or will be done to correct bodily conditions needing remedial measures.


a) Have himself examined by his dentist. Tell how to care for his teeth.

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b) Tell about his daily health habits and the care of his skin, hands, fingernails, toenails, eyes,

ears, and nose.

3. Explain how to ventilate a sleeping room properly. Give the number of hours of sleep needed by a

person of his age. Explain why a person should sleep by himself and what distance should separate his

bed from others. Explain and show proper breathing and how it affects health.


a) How disease is spread by drinking water, common drinking cups, dirty dishes, dirty dish

towels, soiled bath towels, unpasteurized milk, and personal contacts.

b) The essential foods for the daily diet of a person of his age and why he should observe good

eating habits.

c) Diseases against which he may be immunized or protected.

d) How the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs can be harmful to him.

e) The value of clean moral habits to general health.


a) Record his best scores in the following tests: push-ups, jump-reach, run-walks and sit-ups.

b) Set goals to reach during the next 30 days.

c) Do daily exercise and keep a record for 30 days or until his goals are met.

6. With his Troop Leader and Counselor, accomplish the following physical fitness tests. (Earn a

minimum of not less than 200 points which must come from not more than five events):

PFT No. 1: SWIMMING

(50 points maximum)

a) 15 meters speed swim - 5 points for each second faster than 25 seconds.

b) Distance Swim - S0 points for swimming 500 meters, 25 points for swimming 250 meters.

PFT No. 2: ARM STRENGTH

(50 points maximum)

a) Pull-ups - 10 points for each pull-up

b) Push-ups - 2 points for each push-up -

c) Archery - 5 points for every bulls-eye

PFT No. 3: ABDOMINAL POWER

(50 points maximum)

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a) Bent-knee sit-ups – 1 points for each sit-up

PFT No. 4: SPEED RUNNING

(50 points maximum)

a) 50 yard dash – 2 points for each 1/10 of a second faster than 11 seconds

b) 40-yard shuttle run – 2 points for each 1/10 of a second faster than 15 seconds

PFT No. 5: ENDURANCE RUNNING OR WALKING

(50 points maximum)

a) 500 meters run-walk – 1 point for each second faster than 4 minutes

b) One-kilometer walk – 10 points for each minute faster than 20 minutes

PFT No. 6: JUMPING

(50 points maximum)

a) Standing Long Jump – 5 points for each inch over 4 feet

b) Vertical Jump and Reach – 5 points for each inch over 7 inches

PFT No. 7: BODY COORDINATION

(50 points maximum)

a) Basketball Throw – 2 points for each foot over 30 feet

b) Softball Throw – 1 point for each foot over 70 feet.

c) Archery – 5 points for every bulls-eye

7. Explain in a discussion with his Counselor, how a Scout can serve others by being physically fit.

Pigeon Raising


a) House at least two flock units (two pairs) of pigeon having selected the particular breed or

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variety of squab, racing or exhibition pigeon which he has decided to develop as a project for

this Merit badge. Give reasons for such selection.

b) Care for such flock units for sufficient time to raise to maturity at least two pairs from each

original pair of birds.

2. Submit a rough sketch drawn to approximate scale showing size, location and interior equipment of

loft or coop and aviary; describe briefly equipment he has made.

3. Submit a brief formula for seeds and grit used and an outline of a week's schedule of feeding,

indicating whether he has mixed the ration or used a commercial brand.

4. Submit a brief report covering the method and schedule of sanitation, his experience with mice,

vermin, or any other difficulties he had overcome in handling this project.

5. Present an itemized account of all birds sold or disposed of while undertaking his project or a

statement of flock increase in numbers and approximate current market value.

6. Present an itemized account of all expenditures for stock, quarters, equipment, and other incidental

items.

Pioneering

1. Make a gadget for making rope, using local materials. With this gadget, make a 20-foot rope, 1/2

inch or more in diameter. Whip the ends. Hand coil a length of rope.


a) Kinds of rope

b) Care of rope

c) Weakening effect of knots

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3. Tie twelve knots and hitches and explain how to use them in pioneering.

4. Make short, long, end, and eye splices and explain the uses of each.

5. Lash spars together, properly using square, diagonal and shear lashings.

6. Following an approved design, construct any of the following:

• bamboo bridge,

• signal tower,

• monkey bridge,

• raft or shelter.

• Use lashings as needed in the construction. Explain the principles involved in the construction.

Request the members of his patrol to assist in the construction.

7. Do any three (3) of the following:

a) Make a 3-strand Turk's Head neckerchief slide.

b) Show how to make a camp kitchen.

c) Explain and demonstrate pioneering anchorages for different projects in various types of soil.

d) Demonstrate Patrol leadership in constructing a pioneering project designed by the Scout

himself.

8. Make and submit two (2) scale models of pioneering projects.

Plumbing

1. Identify at least ten (10) parts of a common plumbing installation and explain the uses of at least

three (3).

2. Identify at least six (6) tools used in plumbing.

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3. Show how to cut, thread, and connect water pipes.

4. Repair a leaking water closet.

5. Repair a faulty or leaking faucet.

6. Tell the correct way of reading a water meter or tell how a simple water pump works.

7. Submit a sketch of, and explain the sewerage system in, a house or submit a sketch of and explain

how a septic tank works.

8. Enumerate two (2) local health regulations related to plumbing.

Pottery

1. Describe the purpose, preparation, and manufacture of various articles of pottery. Be able to tell the

different kinds of clay. Name the best kinds for making pottery.

2. Draw 2 pottery forms, one of which must be decorated.

3. Design and mould by hand 5 pottery forms, such as:

a) an ordinary cooking pot

b) a water jar

c) a water pitcher

d) a bowl

e) a flower vase

f) a frying pan

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g.)a plate

h) a drinking mug

i) a basin

4. Describe the methods of firing and glazing pottery.

5. Tell something about the wares of one of the following people or places: Ilocos, Pasig, Greece,

Delhi, Damascus, Sevres, Luca Dela Robbia, Josiah Wedgewood.

Poultry Raising

1. Have a knowledge of foster-mothers and the construction of sanitary laying houses, brood coops and

runs.

2. Understand, through experience, rearing, feeding, caponizing, killing, and dressing birds for the

table.

3. Candle incubating eggs and eggs for the market; describe the differences in candling, how to

distinguish the infertile from the fertile eggs, and the bad from the good eggs; and tell how eggs are

graded.

4. Select good layers and cull the poor producers.

5. Raise a breed of not less than ten (10) selected pullets.

OR

1. Own a pen of chickens, not less than ten (10) hens and one (1) rooster.

2. Do all the work in its care and management.

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3. Incubate eggs with the use of brood hens and raise not less than (10) selected pullets for replacement.

4. Castrate all excess cockerels.

5. Keep accurate cost accounts record.

6. Make a complete report at the end of the year as required by the Counselor.

Printing

1. Using the letterpress printing process:

a) Set a paragraph of type by hand from manuscript copy.

b) Read and mark proof correctly.

c) Set type for a display card or an advertising handbill.

d) Run 100 copies of the job in Requirement No. 3 on a 10 x 15 or a smaller job press.

Demonstrate the correct method of inking, setting gauge pins, use of make-ready, feeding

accuracy and washing up press.

OR

2. Using the silk-screen printing process:

a) Make a stencil screen and base.

b) Print at least 50 copies of a poster, greeting card, T-shirt design, etc.

OR

3. Using the offset printing process:

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a) Produce a finished piece of publicity such as a newspaper, bulletin, poster, etc., the size of

which is determined by the offset duplicator or offset press employed.

b) Prepare properly all materials and illustrations needed for the above, to include the

preparation of flats for photographing and its transfer into presensitized plates.

Public Health

1. Tell the main cause of the following diseases and how to prevent their spread: tuberculosis, typhoid

fever, diphtheria, malaria, hookworm, tetanus (lockjaw), and rabies.


a) Make a bait and set a mouse trap; catch a live mouse to show that the trap works.

b) improvise a fly swatter. Name two or more diseases known to be carried by flies from one

person to another.

c) Describe two or more methods of destroying the breeding places of mosquitoes. Know at

least the name of a modern insecticide and how it is used to destroy flies, mosquitoes, and other

harmful insects.

d) Destroy completely two kilos of “green” garbage over the embers of an outdoor cooking fire.

3. Tell or explain the following:

a) What health requirement his community enforces in the sale of meat, fish, fruits and

vegetables, and cooked food, etc.

b) How he may cooperate with the health authorities in preventing diseases in his home and

community.

c) Five simple rules for preventing the spread of communicable diseases during and following a

person's illness.


a) Dig a straddle trench latrine and ‘cat’ hole latrine. Then fill in and leave in proper condition.

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b) Presents a diagram of an “Antipolo” type or some other type of sanitary toilet for home use.

Help construct one in his own home, if necessary.

c) Explain two purposes of physical ‘recheck’ examination given to Scouts by a medical doctor

when they arrive in a council camp.

d) Filter one full canteen of muddy water using materials he carries or can find in camp.

e) Make one-half of the water safe by using a suitable chemical, and the other half by the use of

heat.

5. Name some diseases against which he has been immunized by vaccination or other methods and

explain how the immunization works. Tell what vaccine is given to persons going abroad.

Public Speaking

1. Give an original talk of not less than five minutes from notes or complete text, to an audience of at

least twenty five persons on some phase of Scouting.

2. Read a selection of 500 or more words, to show his ability to read at sight material he has never seen

before.

3. Describe clearly and simply a technical process, game, science experiment, or instructions for

making an article or handicraft.

4. Talk extemporaneously for at least five minutes on a subject of interest to the Scouts, chosen for him

by the Counselor, such as reporting on a camping trip, telling about an accident in which the Scout

performed first aid, reciting a funny anecdote, etc.

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Rabbit Raising

1. House properly a litter of rabbits from the mating of the doe until marketing time for the litter.

2. Explain the use of this breed and know about one breed used for meat, one for fur and one for wool.

3. Keep a breeding record, a feeding schedule, and a financial record of the rabbits he has raised.

Radio

1. Learn the safety precautions necessary in the building, repairing, and testing of radio equipment, and

in the erection of transmitting and receiving antennas.


a) Demonstrate correct soldering techniques suitable for the wiring of radio equipment.

b) Show how to avoid heat damage to transistors and other small parts during soldering.

c) Explain why rosin-core solder is used rather than acid-core solder in the building of

equipment.


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a) Draw 10 schematic symbols commonly used in diagrams of radio receivers, radio

transmitters, or audio-frequency equipment.

b) Explain in general terms what each of the parts represented by the schematic symbol does.

4. Using the knowledge gained from the first three questions, build from individually purchased parts

or from a kit at least one piece of radio equipment using a vacuum tube, transistor, or diode (including

selenium, germanium, or silicon rectifiers). Demonstrate the equipment for the Counselor to show that

it works correctly and to show that the wiring is safe, correctly soldered, and reasonably neat.

(Acceptable equipment includes a portable radio, shortwave receiver, amateur transmitter, hi-fi

amplifier, AC-DC multimeter, vacuum-tube voltmeter, FM tuner, shortwave converter, tube or transistor

code-practice set, and similar apparatus. Because they are usually too simple, crystal radios, buzzer-

type code sets, and continuity testers would not be considered acceptable.)

5. Demonstrate the ability to send and receive the Morse Code by ear for at least one (1) minute at the

rate of at least five words (25 letters) per minute without any errors.

(Holders of unexpired amateur licenses of any class, issued by the National Telecommunications

Commission are exempted from this requirement.)


a) Name and explain five of the common “Q” codes/signals and five common abbreviations

used by radio operators.

b) Explain how amateur radio operators prepare to handle emergency messages during floods,

typhoons, earthquakes, and other similar disasters.

7. Investigate job opportunities in radio. Discuss these with your Counselor. Tell what job, if any,

would interest you and what training is advisable in preparing for it.

Reading

1. Have read at least 12 books as approved by Counselor within the past year (not more than three of

these from school outside reading requirements). The 12 books should include at least one each from

three of the following classifications – fiction, adventure, Scouting, biography, technical or scientific

reading, travel, poetry, or books on hobbies. Present list of books read and authors.

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2. Indicate the places in his community, province, or city from which he may borrow, rent or purchase

books, and present a library card or other evidence to show how he secured the books in Requirement

No. 1.

3. Develop a satisfactory bibliography from public or school library index, from publisher's catalogues,

government lists or other sources, on one of his hobbies or special interests, and include at least two of

these among the twelve books read in Requirement No. 1.

4. List the books he owns as a start towards a personal library and tell how he acquired them.

5. Report on newspapers or news magazines he reads to keep posted on current events.

6. Be a subscriber or a regular reader of a magazine for at least the preceding six months. Report any

other magazines read.

7. Locate and deliver reading matter to some shut-in or sick person; or help someone find books on his

hobby; or render service to his school or public library; or perform some similar service.

Reptile & Amphibian Study

1. Make sketches from his own observation, showing markings and color patterns of five reptiles and

three amphibians found in his province and record the habitat and habits of each species.

2. Know approximately the number of species and general distribution of reptiles and amphibians in the

Philippines.

3. Describe how reptiles and amphibians reproduce themselves.

4. Give ten (10) superstitions about snakes and correct explanation in each case.

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5. Identify five (5) poisonous snakes and lizards found in the Philippines, and describe their habits.

Name those found in his own province. Demonstrate first aid treatment for snake bite.

6. List ten (10) reptiles or amphibians useful to man either as food or in controlling insects or rodent

pests, and state how food is taken. List food habits of each species. If there are laws for their protection,

tell reasons why they are protected.

7. From actual observation, describe how reptiles move forward. Describe the functions of the muscles,

ribs, and belly plates.

8. Describe the outstanding differences between (1) alligators and crocodiles; (2) toads and frogs; (3)

newts and the other species of salamanders; (4) salamanders and lizards.

9. Maintain in a terrarium, aquarium or properly constructed cage, one or more reptiles or amphibians

for at least a month, recording the food accepted, the method employed in eating, changes in color or

skin shedding and general habits during this period OR Keep the eggs of one amphibian or reptile from

the time of laying until hatching, and record the length of time required for hatching and method of

hatching.

(Note: The Scout should use non-poisonous reptiles or amphibians only in fulfilling this requirement.)

10. Go out at night and identify three kinds of toads or frogs by their voices. Stalk each with a

flashlight and discover how each sings. and from where (water, in tree, etc.). Imitate for Counselor the

song of each OR, Take a recognizable photograph of a turtle, a snake, and an amphibian. Photographs

must be from living specimens.

Rizal Lore

1. Satisfy his Troop Leader and parents that he has done the following:

a) Participate willingly in Patrol or Troop activities or any project honoring the memory of Dr.

Jose Rizal.

b) Assist in any project sponsored by a nationally recognized Rizal organization.

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2. List twelve character traits of Dr. Jose Rizal that he should emulate. Relate at least seven incidents in

Rizal's life to illustrate each of these character traits.

3. Write a short biography of Dr. Jose Rizal in his own words and submit this for approval to his Merit

Badge counselor. The Rizal biography should include the following points:

a) Date and place of Rizal birth

b) Name of Rizal's mother, father, brothers, and sisters

c) How Rizal got his name

d) His school and university education

e) His writings and achievement in life

f) His martyrdom and its significance


a) Read any of Rizal's literary works and relate this to his Patrol or Troop during a regular

meeting. Explain the significance of this literary work that he has chose from among the

following:

[1] Noli Me Tangere (1887)

[2] El Filibusterismo (1891)

[3] Liham sa mga Kababaihan sa Malolos (Rizal's Letter to the Women of Malolos –

1889)

b) Recite from memory one of the following poems written by Rizal:

[1] Ang Ating Inang Wika (Sa Aking Kababata – 1869)

[2] Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus – 1876)

[3] A La Virgen Maria (To the Virgin Mary – 1880)

[4] Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell – 1896)

[5] A La Juventud Filipino (To the Filipino Youth – I879)

[6] Himno a Talisay (Talisay Hymn – 1895)

[7] Himno al Trabajo (Labor Hymn – 1885)

[8] El Canto de Maria Clara (Ang Awit ni Maria Clara – 1887)

5. Do ONE (1) of the following:

a) Take part in a public dramatic presentation of the life of Rizal or a dramatization of any of his

literary works.

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b) Visit the Rizal Shrine at Fort Santiago and the Rizal Monument at the Luneta.

c) Visit the Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna.

d) Visit the Rizal Shrine in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte.

6. Make a scrapbook on Rizal depicting the following:

a) His travels to other countries showing maps, routes travelled, and other clippings and photos

about them. Using one or more pages for each country and his friends in each country he

visited.

b) The versatility of Rizal in various vocations or professions, i.e., as a physician-surgeon; as a

writer; as an artist; as a scientist; as a linguist, etc.

c) A pictorial essay on the life of Rizal.

d) Rizal on stamps, currency, products, etc.; Rizal monuments in various places.

e) Quotations and famous sayings of Dr. Jose Rizal.

f) Rizal's works in painting and sculpture.

Ropework


a) The development of ropes

b) Kinds of rope and their uses

c) How to take care of ropes

d) The weakening effects of knots

2. Show how to tie the following knots and explain thier uses:

a) Square Knot

b) Fisherman's Knot

c) Sheet Bend (Weaver's Knot)

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d) Slippery Sheet Bend

e) Double Carrick Bend

f) Two Half Hitches

g) Tinber Hitch

h) Clove Hitch

i) Bowline

j) Man-harness Knot

k) Packer's Knot

l) Sheepshank

m) Bowline on a Bight

n) Scaffold Hitch

o) Tautline Hitch

3. After showing how to tie knots in Requirement No 2., Submit a knot board to his Counselor showing

all the knots.

4. Show and explain the knots to be applied in making the following:

a) Constructing a pergola

b) Arches and gateways

c) Repairing the broken leg of a chair

d) Tying bundles of firewood

5. Make a 20-foot rope ladder with wooden rungs.

Safety

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1. Make an inspection of his home using a safety checklist by his Troop Leader/Outfit Advisor and

Counselor. Tell what hazards he found, why they are hazards, how they can be removed.

2. As a result of the inspection, list down ten (10) safety rules to be observed in his home.

3. Do one (1) of the following:

a) Take active part in the safety work in school over a period of at least 10 weeks, at all time

doing his best by example and attitude, to interest his schoolmates in safety activities, OR

b) Build a cabinet for the safe and proper storage of medicines and poisons or a suitable play

pen for a baby, OR recommend a safety device for home or Troop/Outfit and with the approval

of the Counselor, make such a device.

4. Show or tell:

a) How he would make himself visible while walking on the road at night; on which side of the

road he should walk, day or night, and why.

b) A good knowledge of local traffic regulations and basic rules of the road.

c) The correct way to carry a full-sized bolo.

d) How to handle, carry, and store safely various kinds of farm tools in the home or shop.

e) His familiarity with, and ability to operate, common types of fire extinguishers.

5. Submit and comment on newspaper accounts which he has gathered within the past three months,

describing at least three kind of accidents due to any one of the following causes:

a) Getting on and off moving vehicles.

b) Crossing streets or highways.

c) Reckless driving.

d) Failure to observe traffic laws.

6. Explain in discussion with his Counselor or dramatize with members of his Patrol, what he considers

as the main hazards involved in:

a) Modern transportation

b) Industry

c) Recreation

d) Home

7. Tell how to deal safely with the following:

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a) Wire dangling from an electric line

b) Safe storage and use of gasoline

c) Running engine in a closed garage

d) Three ways of turning on a fire alarm, citing the best local method and giving the exact

location of the fire alarm nearest to his home, school and Troop meeting room, and danger of

firecrackers.

8. Explain in discussion with his Counselor how he can contribute to the safety of his own self, his

family and his community, as proof of his understanding and appreciation of SAFETY.

Salesmanship

1. Make a report of what happens to an article of merchandise from each of five retail stores from the

time it leaves the manufacturer until it reaches the consumer.

2. Explain the value of a salesman between manufacturer and distributor, between distributor and

retailer, or between manufacturer and retailer.

3. Sell a definite quantity of merchandise, the total sales value of which is in excess of P200.00, and

relate his selling experience, including the methods he used to influence people and how he overcame

“sales resistance.”

4. Explain the part or importance of selling in business.

5. Explain how ideas are formed and how a salesman can lead a customer to decide to buy.


a) Sell at a profit something he has made or grown. Keep the necessary records to enable him to

fix the right selling price and tell how much profit he has made.

b) Obtain and hold for three (3) months, a selling job after school hours, Saturday afternoons or

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vacations.

c) Visit a business concern and learn how its product is sold. Describe the selling process. Take

with him at least ten (10) questions prepared in advance.

d) Name five fundamental requirements of successful salesmanship.

e) Visit a successful salesman in his community and find out what he thinks of selling as a

lifework. Write in 500 words or more his conclusions of what the salesman tells him of

salesmanship as a lifework.


a) “Everyman is a salesman. He must sell himself his time, his ideas, his service.”

b) Why truthfulness about an article is one of the outstanding requirements of good selling.

c) What it is that every salesman sells to his employer.

d) How courtesy to prospective customers aids selling.

8. Compare two typical stores and give the points where the one excels the other giving the reasons for

such superiority, basing his comparisons on:

a) Store location

b) Store appearance

c) Store capital as seen in goods offered for sale

d) Attitude of sales people

e) Prices

f) Other factors

Scholarship

1. Have been in attendance at school (elementary, high, evening vocational, or night school) for a

period of at least one year.

2. Present evidence from his teacher or principal that during this period, (a) his attendance has been

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satisfactory, (b) he has had an average of 82, and (c) with no grades below 75 in any subject.

3. Present evidence that he has taken a satisfactory part in the life of his school.

4. Give evidence of at least five instances where his school training has been of value to him in

Scouting and other activities or interest outside of school.

5. Give evidence that he has made use of educational resources other than those of his school for self-

education.

6. Present evidence that his behavior, leadership and service have been better than average.

Sculpture

1. Make a shaded drawing in pencil or charcoal of cylindrical objects grouped together a little below

the eye level.

2. Model in clay or soap one example of Greek or renaissance ornament from a cast or model.

3. Make a copy in clay or soap (size optional) of an antique statue, such as a head, a hand or a foot.

4. Make a study in the round of an animal, preferably a carabao.

5. Reproduce the Scout Badge in clay and finish in plaster of Paris.

NOTE: If the medium chosen by applicant in Requirement No. 2 above is clay, the material to be used in Requirement No. 3

should be soap, and vice-versa.

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Seamanship

1. Demonstrate the correct way of (a) whipping, (b) coiling, and (c) flinging a rope using at least a 1-

inch circumference rope. Describe the characteristics of three (3) different types of rope commonly

used by seamen.

2. Using at least a 1-inch circumference rope, make:

a) At least three (3) kinds of knots used by seamen

b) Two (2) bends

c) Two (2) kinds of hitches

d) A short splice

Explain the practical uses in seamanship of each type or the knot, bend, hitch, and splice demonstrated.

3. Demonstrate on sail cloth the use of palm and needle and in making:

a) A herring-bone stitch and

b) Both flat and round seams

4. Demonstrate:

a) Making a line fast to a cleat, ring-bolt and file;

b) A simple whip;

c) A single block tackle; and

d) A double block tackle.

5. Describe and explain the uses of:

a) A snatch block; and

b) A Becket.

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6. Do any four (4) of the following:

a) Box the compass to 32 points. Explain: (1) the quarter point and degree systems; (2) compass

deviations; and (3) compass variations. Know the importance of the North Star to seamen.

b) Have a working knowledge of: (1) weather and tides, and (2) coast and geodetic survey

charts. Understand buoyage system as used on coastwise harbors, rivers, and bays.

c) Describe: (1) at least 2 kinds of anchors and (2) the uses and outstanding features of a lead

line.

d) Know what lights and other equipment are required by law for:

[1] a power-driven pleasure boat of class 2;

[2] a power-driven motor boat under 26 feet; and

[3] sailing vessels.

e) Understand proper flying of the ensign, jack, and two (2) other flags commonly used on

commercial or pleasure craft.

f) Know: (1) what the danger sector is when two vessels are approaching; (2) what signals are

used when a vessel is passing: to left, to right; a sailing vessel lying at anchor in fog; a power-

driven vessel; and (3) two types of distress signals commonly used at sea other than the radio.

g) Do the following: (1) Fully dressed (in shoes, trousers, and jumper or coat), jump overboard

in deep water, undress and, accompanied by a boat, swim 100 meters under supervision of his

Counselor and (2) Demonstrate the proper use of a lifebelt and a lifebuoy.


a) Handle a rowboat (1) with a pair of oars; and (2) with a single oar (sculling).

b) Do the following: (1) Launch and land a rowboat or banca properly from and to shore; and

(2) Bring rowboat or banca alongside a pier, properly assist a passenger into boat, row 20

meters, come back to pier and assist passenger safely and properly from boat; and

c) Handle correctly some type of boat, under sail on all points of sailing, getting underway,

reeling, docking, and anchoring.

Signaling

1. Send and receive a message in the International Morse Code, by buzzer or other sound device, at a

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rate of at least 5 words per minute.

2. Show his ability to send and receive a message in the International Morse Code by wigwag, blinker

or other light signaling device, at the rate of at least five (5) words per minute.

3. Know the proper application of the International Morse Code; when, where, and how it can be used

to best advantage.

4. Describe briefly various other codes and methods of signaling which are in common use.

5. Within a period of three months, log 15 radio contacts showing details of date, time, call sign, signal

strength, readability, and location.

6. Tell in discussion with the Merit Badge Counselor his experience in Radio Scouting communication

as to:

a) Rules and regulations affecting radio communications;

b) Nature of Radio Scouting communication both in local and foreign contacts; and

c) Fundamental theories involved in the operation of a radio transceiver.

Snorkeling

1. Earn the Swimming merit badge.

2. Explain the rules in skin diving.

3. Present and explain to his Counselor the basic equipment for skin diving.


a) Sink basic equipment in deep water of swimming pool. Dive for each item in turn and fin at

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surface.

b) Fin 150 meters, surface during every 20 meters (i.e., 6 times).

c) Perform three rolls forward, three rolls backward (breath may be taken between rolls).

d) Fin 15 meters under water. Hold breath for 20 seconds under water.

e) Fin 30 meters wearing 4.5 kilograms weight. Release weight belts in deep water; remove

mask.

f) Fin 30 meters face submerged, using snorkel tube and mask, finish at deep end; replace mask,

surface dive, recover and refit weight belt. Give signal “I am OK.”

Soil and Water Conservation

1. Define what is soil. Explain how soil is formed. Explain the importance of conserving soil.

a) Collect and identify various kinds of rocks from which soil is formed.

b) Present samples of three classifications of soil, sand, silt, and clay. Explain their relationship

with water.

c) Explain and show why soil conservation is important to soil fertility.

3. Demonstrate and explain any three (3) of the following:

a) Why organic matter called “humus” is important to soil.

b) How living organisms like earthworms, play an important role in conserving soil.

c) Beneficial effects of compost heap when added to soil.

d) How indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants and kaingin cause soil

erosion.

e) Name three kinds of soil erosion, describe each and how they can be prevented or controlled.

f) What is a gully (or dongas). Describe how a gully could be healed.

4. Make a drawing showing the water cycle and explain why a disturbance in the water cycle is a threat

to man.

5. Show and explain any three (3) of the following:

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a) The importance of water to man.

b) The disastrous effects of water pollution to man.

c) How water is polluted in rivers or streams. What pollution does to fish and wildlife,

swimming, water for homes, farms, and factories.

d) The three steps of waste water treatment.

e) What is a watershed? How removal of vegetation will affect the way water runs off a

watershed.

f) At least five (5) ways of conserving water.

Surveying

1 Do one:

a) From an initial point, measure by tape a range line north 100 meters and south 100 meters.

Using the same initial point and procedure, establish a baseline east 100 meters and west 100

meters. Locate the main features of the area by compass readings and pace measurements from

one or more stations along the range or base lines.

b) Establish the corners of a lot described as follows: from a point of beginning; thence running

(1) north 16° 30’ minutes east, 17.8 meters, thence (2) north 77° east, 20.5 meters; thence (3)

south 49° 30’ east; 22.4 meters; thence (4) south 55° west, 30 meters; thence (5) north 60° west,

20 meters to the point of beginning. The error of closure must not exceed 1.5 meters. Locate the

main features of the lot by compass readings and pace measurements from its corners.

2. From the field notes gathered for Requirement No. 1, draw a map to convenient scale. Submit a

neatly drawn copy of the map to the Counselor.

3. Use the initial point or point of beginning as a bench mark with an assumed elevation of 30 meters to

determine the elevation of four other points.

4. Without traversing a distance of approximately 100 to 1,000 meters, determine its length by proper

surveying methods; then tape the distance. Your figure must be within 5% of the taped measurement.

5. Determine the height of a point by accepted surveying methods that can be checked by raising or

lowering a tape. Your figure must be within 5% of the taped measurement.

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6. Discuss with the counselor the development and importance of surveying.

Swimming

(These tests must be performed before a Counselor who is a recognized swimming instructor of the Boy

Scouts of the Philippines Aquatic School).

1. Swim 100 meters in good form using the following strokes for at least the distance specified:

a) Side-stroke – 20 meters

b) Elementary back stroke – 20 meters

c) Breast-stroke – 60 meters

2. Surface dive in two meters in water and recover an object from the bottom.

3. In water, two (2) or more meters deep, while fully dressed, remove trousers, tie an overhand knot on

the bottom of each leg, inflate trousers and float motionless for one (1) minute using the inflated

trousers as buoys; or while dressed as above, tread water, inflate shirt and float motionless for one (1)

minute.

4. Rest motionless in the water, or as nearly so as possible, at any angle, for one minute.

5. Enter water without sound, swim silently without splash for fifteen (15) meters (with breast stroke or

dog paddle), leave water without sound.

6. While swimming, submerge quickly (using both surface dive jack-knife and duck dive and feet first

method), swim three strokes forward under water, return to the surface and at signal, repeat three (3)

times.

7. In deep water, remove street clothes and swim forty (40) meters. (NOTE: Include socks, shoes, trousers,

shins, sweater or sweatshirt)

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Tailoring

1. Show how to (a) operate (b) thread and (c) take care of a sewing machine.

2. Identify and tell the uses of the following basic tools for tailoring: tape measure, tailor's square,

scissors, tracer, tailor's chalk.

3. Name the different parts of a pair of trousers and a casual shirt.


a) Show how to take the measurements for making pajamas and athletic pants.

b) Draft the patterns and make a pair of pajamas or athletic pants.

5. Explain why certain fabrics should be soaked first in water and drip dried preparatory to cutting the

cloth.

6. Explain what is sanforized cloth.

7. Repair or remodel one (1) of the following:

a) Worn out collar

b) Too short or too long trousers

c) Tight or loose trouser waistline

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Team Sports

1. Explain sportsmanship. Tell why it is important. Give several examples of good sportsmanship in

sports. Relate one of these to everyday citizenship off the sports field.

2. Take part for one full season as a member of an organized team in ONE of the following sports:

baseball, basketball, bowling, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, (OR any

other recognized team sport approved in advance by the Counselor, except boxing and karate.)

3. Take part in ONE of the following sports on a competitive basis in two organized meets or

tournaments: archery, badminton, bowling, cycling, judo, orienteering, swimming, table tennis, tennis,

track and field (OR any other recognized sport approved in advance by the Counselor, except boxing

and karate).

4. Make a set of training rules for the sport selected. Tell why these rules are important. Follow these

rules.

5. Design exercises for these sports. Keep a record of how you do in these sports for one season. Show

how you have improved.

6. Show proper techniques in the two sports selected.

7. Explain the attributes of a good team leader and a good team player.

8. Draw diagrams of the playing areas for the two selected sports.

9. Explain the rules and etiquette for the two selected sports. List the equipment needed. Describe the

protective equipment needed and tell why it is needed. Tell what it does.

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Tree Farming

1. Point out fifteen (15) different species of trees or wild shrubs in the field and tell their names and

chief use. (If fewer than fifteen (15) kinds grown locally, identify and tell their uses.)

2. Tell the value of forests in protecting soil and building fertility, regulating the flow of water, wildlife

management, and as recreational areas. Tell from what watershed or other sources his community

obtains its water.

3. Describe briefly the part that forest products play in our everyday life.

4. Take part in his town or community tree farming activities. Give the meaning of forest management.

5. With its supervisor, visit a public or private forest area or watershed and write a 300-word report on

how the area is managed to grow repeated crops of trees to protect the watershed, support wildlife, or

provide other services and benefits.

Weather

1. Show that he knows the composition of the air, referring to both constant and variable elements of

the air, and what functions each performs.

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2. Tell how the following are formed: moisture, fog, hail, rain, and snow.

3. Explain the electrical and optical phenomena in the air, such as rainbows, mirages, looming, halos,

lightning, and thunder. Describe as many of the above as he has seen.

4. Describe the use and how to read a barometer, thermometer, anemometer, hygrometer, and rain

gauge. Make a simple weather vane. Be conversant with storm/weather signals.

5. Do one the following:

a) Write a simple statement on the climate of the Philippines.

b) Tell the value of weather prediction. Write a brief account of the Philippine Atmospheric

Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), stating what daily,weekly,

or monthly publications are prepared and distributed by it. Be able to interpret the chart and

graphs contained in these publications.

c) Keep a daily record for a month of the following: dew or fog in the morning; at a specific

hour each day, the direction and force of the wind; the temperature and the kinds of clouds (if

any) in the sky.

6. Name some places where, during severe thunderstorms, the danger from lightning is great, some

places, where the danger is small.

7. Show a knowledge of the causes and usual origins and trajectories or paths of typhoon in the

Philippines.

Wildlife Conservation

1. Have a knowledge of the history, development, and management of wildlife conservation in the

Philippines.

2. With the approval of his Counselor, study one tropical wildlife community.

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3. Take two hikes within the area and do the following:

a) List the most commonly found plants and animals.

b) List three kinds of soils and most commonly found rocks.

c) Describe the springs, streams, lakes, and other bodies of water.

4. Tell how temperature, wind, rainfall, altitude, geology, tide, wild or domestic animals, or man help

make the selected area what it is. Tell what is meant by plant succession. Tell what successions have

taken place in the selected area in the last hundred years. Tell what will probably happen in the next

hundred years if the area is undisturbed by man.

5. Do two (2) of the following:

a) Identify six (6) species of wild mammals.

b) Find in the field the signs of the six (6) species of wild mammals.

c) Make plaster casts of the tracks of three (3) wild mammals or photograph two species of wild

mammals.

6. Visit a wildlife refuge or managed area or fishing waters. Interview the resident manager. Write at

least 200 words on what is being done to improve the area for fishing, bird, and/or animal wildlife.

Wood Carving

1. Name at least six (6) species of Philippine woods suitable for woodcarving. Explain why each

species is good for carving purposes.


a) Name and identify at least four (4) hand tools used in woodcarving and tell the uses of each.

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b) Following fundamental steps, sharpen at least one (1) woodcarving tool.

3. Draw at least two (2) simple designs for woodcarving with a Philippine motif, one in half relief and

the other in full relief; or make and submit one simple carved article in wood using low relief or incised

carving, such as book ends, tray, small chest, or jewel box.

Woodwork

1. Describe briefly how timber is grown, harvested, and milled and how lumber is cured, seasoned,

graded, and sized. Collect and label sample blocks of six kinds of wood useful in woodworking;

describe the chief qualities and best uses of each.

2. Demonstrate proper care and use of all woodworking tools and equipment which are owned or are

permitted to use at home or in school. Sharpen correctly two edge-cutting tools.

3. Make a useful article of wood which calls for the use of saw, plane, hammer, and brace and bit. Cut

parts from lumber which you have measured and squared correctly according to working drawings.

4. Submit, for approval of the Counselor, a working sketch of a carpentry project, along with a list of

materials needed. Complete the project and submit a report of time spent and cost of materials.

5. Do any two of the following projects:

a) Make a working drawing of some article requiring (1) beveled or rounded edges, or curved or

incised cutting; and (2) miter, dowel, or mortise and tenon joints. Construct the article.

b) Make an article for which you have to turn duplicate parts on a lathe.

c) Make a cabinet, storage box, or some other article with a door or lid attached with inset

hinges.

d) With other members of your patrol or troop, take part in a project of making and repairing

wooden toys for needy children; or help carryout a carpentry service project in your community.

e) Build a miniature, accurate scale model of a house or other frame structure.

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f) Talk with a skilled cabinetmaker or carpenter and find out what are the job opportunities and

conditions (required training, apprenticeship, work hours, pay rates, etc.) for woodworking

craftsman in your locality.

World Brotherhood

1. Have an elementary knowledge of the geography, history, custom, and characteristic of people of at

least three countries other than his own.

2. Correspond regularly for a period of not less than six months (write at least three letters and receive

at least two replies) with a Scout of another country.

(This project may be done individually or as part of a Troop “link-up.” Request for contacts with

overseas Scouts may be made with Boy Scout of the Philippines, National Office, Manila.)

3. Give an informative talk of at least 3 minutes duration to the members of his Patrol or Troop on the

interests and knowledge gained by corresponding with or visiting a Scout from another country.


a) Tell in his own words how the Scouting Movement began. Point out on a world map the five

Scouting regions and identify at least thirty countries which have Scouting.

b) Describe and demonstrate at least three ways by which Scouts from various countries can

recognize one another (e.g., by similarity in uniforms, insignias, badges, oath and law, motto,

sign, handshake, etc.)

c) Explain the organization and operation of the World Scout Movement (Conference,

Committee, and Bureau).


a) Identify the flag of the United Nations and those of at least twelve member-countries.

b) Read the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations; outline in his own words the

purpose of the United Nations organization as set forth in Chapter I of its charter.

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c) Describe the work of the specialized agencies of the United Nations.

d) Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and list at least five rights directly related

to himself and his family.


a) Take part in some practical activity of an international character such as the collection or

distribution of relief supplies, the reception and entertainment of visitors from overseas, or

assist in a project of a non-partisan organization to promote world brotherhood.

b) Camp at least five days with Scouts of another country either in his own or in a foreign

country. Keep a log book covering the event and note down his impressions. Show that he has a

fair understanding of the culture, customs, and characteristics of the Scouts he had camped

with.

c) Carry on a conversation with another person in a foreign language for at least live minutes;

translate at least 100 words of that language given by the Counselor.

d) Keep an album or scrapbook for at least one year depicting activities of another country.

e) Relate briefly to the members of his Patrol/Crew or Troop/Outfit the history of Scouting of

three member-countries of World Scouting. Draw their Scout Emblems.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines wishes to express its sincerest appreciation and gratitude to all the

people who worked hard to provide valuable information cum experience to produce this handbook.

DECS Secretary RICARDO T. GLORIA, Chairman of the Program Committee and the members of

this Committee;

Special recognition is due to the Boy/Senior Scout Advancement Sub-Committee, headed by Dr.

CESAR A. SANTOS, National Program Commissioner and Chairman of this Sub Committee; its

members: HILARIO A. ANDINO, RODRIGO B. CORPUZ, EMMANUEL N. DY-LIACCO, JOHN D.

DE GUZMAN, EDILBERTO A. LIM, LAMBERTO B. LINABAN. GREGORIO M. PANELO,

VIRGILIO Q. REYES, and JERMIE JOSE J. TRASGA, who polished the present Merit Badge

Requirements and the Boy/Senior Scout Advancement Requirements;

The following Staff of the Program and Training and Leader Development Division for providing the

much-needed technical and secretarial support throughout: CARLOS DL. FERRER, Director;

REBECCA D. BELANDRES, Training Executive; BENONI C. TOLERO, Assistant Training

Executive; YSIDRO P. CASTILLO IV and CARMELO B. FRANCIA, Program Assistants; and LUISA

B. FABIAN, Recording Secretary;

The Staff of the Arts and Photography Section of the General Services Division for providing all the

illustration requirements: ROBERTO G. FELIX, Supervisor; FREDERICK E. BONIFACIO,

Artist/Illustrator; and MELCHORA M. CASTILLO, Artist/Illustrator/Photographer;

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The following Directors: ROGELIO R. VICENCIO, MAXIMO G. DE JESUS, ANGEL D. MATIAS

and Staff: SONIA A. CALIXTRO; who worked with the Program and Training and Leader

Development Division.

CONTRATULATIONS TO ALL!

CARLOS C. ESCUDERO

Secretary General

Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Advancement and Merit Badge Handbook

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