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MARINER BADGE
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1. Hold, or complete the requirements for the
Coxswain
Badge.
2.
Have taken part in at least two
different
events
from the following list, or other
events
of a similar character, agreed in
consultation
with the participant’s Leader –
a. Fry
Cup or Master Mariner Competition
b. Wood-Latimer
Skiff Race
c. Sea
Scout Liffey Canoe Race
d. Albatross
Regatta BP 18 Race
e. Sionnach
Adventure
f. Bass
Shield Swimming Race
g. Smythe
Cup Competition
h. Sea
Scout Triathlon
3.
Complete at least 2 of the
following, or other qualifications or courses of
a similar character, agreed in consultation
with the participant’s Leader –
a. Intermediate
Charge Cert. (Oars)
b. Intermediate
Charge Cert. (Sail), or ISA Level 3 Sail
c. Intermediate
Charge Cert. (Power), or ISA Level 2 Power
d. Restricted
Canoe Leader Cert.
e. ISA
Competent Crew Cert.
f. Short
Range Radio Operators Cert., Module 1
g. SAI
or ISA Introductory Navigation Course
h. ISA
Yacht Safety Awareness Course
i. Basic
Sea Survival Course
j. IWSA
or RLSS Lifesaving Award
4.
Expedition
Plan
and lead a waterborne expedition of 2 or 3 days duration. This may be
by,
sailing boat or power driven boat (not less than 30 kilometres), rowing
boat
or Kayaks/canoes, (not less than 20 kilometres), or by raft (not less
than
10 kilometres).
The expedition should be planned and led entirely
by the Scout. Help and
guidance may be
received from adult leaders. Detailed
plans must be
submitted in advance
to the Sea Scout Leader or Venture Sea Scout Leader
for approval. These should include notes of relevant
navigational information
such as charts/maps,
cruising/sailing guides, plans for travel and transport
to the start, and
from the finish point, launch and landing sites, tides, currents,
shoals and other
hazards, locks, weirs and rapids, lifting bridges, mooring or
anchoring places,
camp sites, access routes and escape routes, availability
of provisions and
fresh water etc., and plans for a balanced menu.
The Scout Leader or
Venture Scout Leader must examine the plans for the
proposed journey in
detail, with particular reference to the craft and the
waters in question,
and the composition, age, strength and experience of the
crew, before giving
approval for the expedition.
A suitably qualified
Leader may be carried as a “passenger”, or sail in close
company in another
vessel. This is mandatory if the Scout in charge of the
expedition does not
possess an appropriate Charge Certificate.
A
log book of the expedition should be kept, including the planning matters
already
mentioned above, as well as details of the journey, including photos,
sketches
and maps. Details of suitable campsites noted en route should also
be included.
This expedition can also count for Challenge 1 of the Chief Scouts Award.
In
a single boat expedition, only the person in charge can get credit for this
activity.
If more than one boat is involved, the coxswain of each boat may
obtain
credit, but all the coxswains must plan the project together and
contribute
equally, and each coxswain organises the details of his/her own
crew,
boat and safety equipment, camping equipment, menu, etc, and keeps
a
separate logbook.
The Mariner Badge is
awarded by the National Commissioner
for Sea Scouts,
who should be informed of
any Scout /Venture Scout undertaking the challenge.
The Logbook must be sent to
the National Commissioner together with a
recommendation from the Sea
Scout Leader or Venture Sea Scout Leader. The
Logbook will be returned.