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Safety Afloat

Safety Afloat. Safety Afloat. 3 Sheets. 3 Pillows. Bed. S S S. P P P. B E D. Safety Afloat. S upervision S kills Proficiency S wimming Ability. P hysical Fitness P FD P lanning. B uddy System E quipment D iscipline. Safety Afloat. S upervision. Mature 21+ year old

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Safety Afloat

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  1. Safety Afloat

  2. Safety Afloat 3 Sheets 3 Pillows Bed SSS PPP BED

  3. Safety Afloat • Supervision • Skills Proficiency • Swimming Ability • Physical Fitness • PFD • Planning • Buddy System • Equipment • Discipline

  4. Safety Afloat • Supervision • Mature 21+ year old • Skillful with watercraft • Accepts Responsibility • Rescue Methods • Committed to the 9 Points of Safety Afloat • 1 to 10 Ratio • CPR

  5. Safety Afloat • Skills Proficiency • Minimum skill for MB • Emergency Procedures • Craft to be used • 3hrs. Training & Practice • PFD instruction • Whitewater Instruction • Powerboat Rules • Cub Scout Rules

  6. Safety Afloat • Swimming Ability • Pass BSA Swim Test • 100 yards • 75 any forward stroke • 25 resting stroke • Float • Exceptions • Cub Scout Swim Test

  7. Safety Afloat • Physical Fitness • Medical Re-check • Health Forms • Class I • Class II • Class III • Supervision Adjustments • Significant Health Concerns & Exam by Physician

  8. Safety Afloat • PFD • Type I, II, III, IV, V • Styles • Ski, Canoe, Fishing • Who Wears them? • Personal Flotation Devise

  9. Safety Afloat • Planning • Float Plan • “Put in” & “Take Out” • Course, Stopovers, Time • Accurate Maps • Run the course prior • Local Rules • Local, Regional, National • Fishing, Border Crossing...

  10. Safety Afloat • Planning • Notification • Parents • Unit Committee • Council • Coast Guard, State Police, Park Personnel • Weather • Check before you go • Have a plan “Just in case”

  11. Safety Afloat • Planning • Contingencies • Plan for Emergencies • Plan for other possible problems • Have a Contingency Plan! • Cub Scout • NO “Trips/Expeditions” • NO Running Water • Clear Skies, No Wind, Warm Air and Water

  12. Safety Afloat • Buddy System • At least one person looking out for the Scout. • Buddy Boats • Need to See and Hear • Close Proximity

  13. Safety Afloat • Equipment • Suited to the Craft/Water • Correct Size • Good Repair • Meet Coast Guard Regulations • Spare Equipment • Repair Equipment/Parts • Rescue Equipment

  14. Safety Afloat • Discipline • Know, Understand and Respect the Rules • Help the Boys to Understand the Rules • Enforce Rules Fairly • Use Common Sense

  15. Safety Afloat 3 Sheets 3 Pillows Bed SSS PPP BED

  16. Safe Swim Defense

  17. Safe Swim Defense S M A L L B A D and

  18. Safe Swim Defense • Supervision • Medical Re-checks • Ability Groups • Lifeguard • Lookout • Buddy System • Area, Safe • Discipline

  19. Safe Swim Defense • Supervision • Adult (21+) • Accepts Responsibility for the Safety of the Youth • Confident he/she can respond adequately/appropriately to emergencies • Trained/committed to Safe Swim Defense • Not necessarily a certified lifeguard • Get Assistance from a BSA Lifeguard

  20. Safe Swim Defense • Medical Re-checks (Physical Fitness) • Complete health history • Class 2 or 3 Medical Form • Significant medical conditions • Adjustment activity/guard duties to accommodate medical concerns • Significant medical concerns should require a physicians examination

  21. Safe Swim Defense • Ability Groups • Non-Swimmer • Beginner • Swimmer

  22. Safe Swim Defense • Non-Swimmer • Non-Swimmer activities (games etc.) • Make time/staff to help teach swimming • Encourage swim lessons

  23. Safe Swim Defense • Beginner • Jump feet first/water over head • The boy must start without push-off • 25’ swim • stamina • Sharp turn • The boy must re-start swimming without touching • Return to start • stamina

  24. Safe Swim Defense • Swimmer • Jump feet first over head • The boy must start swimming without push-off • 75 yard's. swim forward strong manner • Crawl, Trudgen, Breast, Side • Sharp turn • 25 yard's. resting stroke • Elementary Back or other resting stroke on back • Resting while floating • Renewed Annually

  25. Safe Swim Defense • Lifeguard • Certified • School pools, water parks etc. • Troop Swim • Non-certified • Good swimming adults • Scouts • Good swimmers • Line and Tender • 1 to 10 ratio

  26. Safe Swim Defense • Lookout • See • Entire swimming area • Hear • Age

  27. Safe Swim Defense • Buddy • Check in and out of area • Buddy Checks (10 min.) • Keep buddies together • Procedure for Buddy Checks

  28. Safe Swim Defense • Area, Safe • Swimmers • 12’ Max. • Diving • Non-turbid water (3’/12” white disc) • 7’ Min. • Entry from over 18” needs 10’ to 12’ • Dive entry over 40” prohibited • Feet first entry over 60” prohibited

  29. Safe Swim Defense • Discipline • Safe Swim Defense • Agree to and use all points • Rules are set/discussed for the area you are using prior to activity • Give reasons for rules if possible • Be firm and fair

  30. Safe Swim Defense • Supervision • Medical Re-checks • Ability Groups • Lifeguard • Lookout • Buddy System • Area, Safe • Discipline

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