As a Sea Scouting leader, you owe it to the youth members you mentor to learn as much as you can about Scouting and how to run your ship. All positions in Sea Scouting need to complete Youth Protection Training (good for two years).
Required Sea Scouting Courses
I’m a Skipper or Mate – what’s required to be “100% trained”?
Youth Protection Training
Hazardous Weather Training
Sea Scout Adult Leader Basics Training
Youth Protection Training – The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Every adult must be current in Youth Protection Training (sometimes called “YPT” for short).
You may take Youth Protection Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
Hazardous Weather Training – This training discusses how to manage risks from the weather to our Scouting family.
You may take Hazardous Weather Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
The training must be renewed every two years.
If you still feel like you want more information about Hazardous Weather Training, visit this page.
Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training – This course is the first step in training for all Sea Scout leaders. This training focuses on the skills and attributes necessary to be an effective advisor in the ship’s delivery of service to youth in your specific geographic location. It is intended primarily to enhance individual knowledge of and connectivity with the strategic plan, program and resources, while emphasizing personal skills necessary for the development of youth in the Sea Scouting program.
You may take Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training does not expire.
If you’re still not sure what Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training is, visit this page to learn a little more.
Why doesn't my training show up in my BSA records?
Often leaders are surprised to receive notification that they are not trained. Most often, the volunteer was actually not registered in the position they are holding. Sometimes they have not completely registered in MyScouting.org and their trainings are not being recorded. Leaders can call (512) 617-8618 to get answers to their training status and questions.
Optional Training Courses Sea Scout Leaders May Take
Seabadge
Seabadge is intense leadership and management training focused on the “how-to” aspects of managing a successful youth-led Sea Scout program.
C.O.P.E. is a set of group initiative games and low and high course activities. Some of the activities involve a group challenge, while others test individual skills and agility; only a few require athletic strength. Participants climb, swing, balance, jump, and think of solutions to a variety of activities.
Our three-part Chaplain training program is focused on providing the best trained and motivated adult leaders, volunteers and youth members to help Scouts uphold their Duty to God from the Scout Oath, and the 12th point of the Scout Law.
Wilderness First Aid is a 16-hour hands-on course that emphasizes the issues that may be encountered with illness and injury when definitive medical care is more than one hour away.
Before a BSA group may engage in any watercraft activity, adult leaders for such activity must complete Safety Afloat training, have a Safety Afloat commitment card, and be dedicated to full compliance with all nine points of Safety Afloat.
Training for BSA Swimming and Water Rescue provides BSA leaders with information and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swimming activities.
Climb On Safely is the Boy Scouts of America’s procedure for organizing BSA climbing/rappelling activities at a natural site or a specifically designed facility such as a climbing wall or tower.
Accidents are quite rare in Scouting. But when one does occur, it probably didn’t happen while camping. It likely didn’t involve backpacking, canoeing or climbing, either. The majority of Scouting accidents happen on the way to or from Scouting activities. They happen on the road.
STEM is part of an initiative the Boy Scouts of America has taken on to encourage the natural curiosity of Scouts and their sense of wonder about these fields through existing programs, from archery to welding.
The BSA’s Supernova awards honor Scouts for exceptional STEM achievement (Nova awards, meanwhile, reward introductory exploration of STEM disciplines.) There are seven Supernova awards: one for Cub Scouts, one for Webelos Scouts, two for Scouts in Scouts BSA, and three for Venturers.
