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Qualified Seaman Award
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Qualified Seaman Award

Qualified Seaman Award

Sea Scouting
2012 requirements, effective April 1, 2012

Requirements

The Qualified Seaman Program is designed for Sea Scout ships whose members are not interested in following the advancement plan leading to Quartermaster, or it can serve as a training outline for traditional ships. Topics include: Aids to Navigation, Rules of the Road, Seamanship, Safety, Piloting, Charts, Safe Boating and Operating a Boat

Details supporting the course outline can be found in the technical sections of the Sea Scout Manual along with references to other publications listed in the bibliography.

Course outline may be found here.
1.
Section One-Aids to Navigation
  1. Aids to navigation
  2. The buoyage system
  3. Use of various buoys
  4. Storm warnings-publications and charts
  5. Other storm warnings
  6. Daymarks on vessels
  7. Dredges, moored vessels, and towing
  8. Daymarks, beacons, minor lights, and ranges
  9. Intracoastal waterway markings, buoys, and aids
  10. Lightships and lighthouses
  11. Radio beacons
  12. Government publication-tide tables, Notice to Mariners, etc.
2.
Section Two-Rules of the Road
  1. Purpose of rules of the road
  2. Danger zone, right of way
  3. Sound signals
  4. Lights
  5. Orders to the helmsman
3.
Section Three-Seamanship
  1. Lookout
  2. Bearings, reporting
  3. Taking soundings
  4. Marlinspike seamanship
  5. Types and use of anchors
4.
Section Four-Safety
  1. Necessary equipment
  2. Hazards
  3. Hull inspection
  4. Firefighting
  5. Proper fueling
  6. Life jackets
  7. Charts
  8. Weather
  9. Man overboard drill-class project
  10. Grounding
  11. First aid
5.
Section Five-Piloting
  1. The compass-description and use
  2. Compass boxing contest
  3. Operating by visual aids
  4. Working a course
6.
Section Six-Charts
  1. Definition of charts
  2. Orientation and dividers
  3. Chart symbols
  4. Speed, distance, and time
7.
Section Seven-Safe Boating
  1. Operation
  2. Principles of sailing
  3. Powerboat operation
8.
Section Eight-Operating a Boat

1. Demonstrate proper operation of a sailboat or a powerboat.
a.
Safety checklist
b.
Emergency procedure
c.
Handling lines
d.
Correct anchoring
e.
Use a chart-lay out a course
f.
Operate the boat in a proper manner and make a correct landing.