Safety Afloat standards apply to the use of all but which of the following: canoes, kayaks, rowboats, razor scooters, rafts, floating tubes, sailboats, motorboats (including waterskiing), and other small craft.
What is razor scooters?
100
All activities afloat must be supervised by a mature
and conscientious adult over the age of
What is 21
100
True or false:
Scouts can perform their own physicals/health reviews
What is false?
100
PFD is short for this
What is personal floatation device?
100
This is the minimum that instructors for canoes and kayaks should be able to demonstrate for the handling and rescue skills required for BSA Aquatics Supervision.
What is Paddle Craft Safety?
200
True of False:
Safety Afloat standards do not apply to transportation on large commercial vessels such as ferries and cruise ships.
What is True?
200
How many adult supervisors must be certified in CPR.
What is 1.
200
True or false:
Scouts can sign their own medical forms as long as their parent or legal guardian is somewhere in the vicinity
What is false. Only parents or legal guardians can sign forms.
200
This is the difference between a life jacket and a PFD.
What is nothing? A PFD (Personal floatation device) is the same thing as a life jacket.
200
All instructors must have at least this many assistants who can recognize and respond appropriately if the instructor’s safety is compromised.
What is 1?
300
Which of the following are not authorized BSA activities:
Parasailing , kitesurfing , jet-skiing, and underwater basketweaving
What is all but underwater basketweaving?
300
One of your Varsity Team leaders who is currently CPR certified.
Who are Ted Pyper, Nathan Tate, or Matt Lucia?
300
Operation of any boat on a float trip is limited to youth and adults who have completed the BSA swimmer classification test. How often must swimmers complete this test?
What is annually?
300
Properly fitted life jackets must be approved by this branch of the United States Armed Forces.
What is The United States Coast Guard (USCG)?
300
For recreational sailing, at least this many people aboard should be able to demonstrate basic sailing proficiency (tacking, reaching, and running) sufficient to return the boat to the launch point.
What is 1?
400
All scouts must review and compare BSA Safety Afloat and the American Whitewater safety guidelines in preparation for this.
What is the Whitewater Merit Badge?
400
The number of adult supervisors required at each scouting activity.
What is 2?
400
The BSA swimmer classification test requires scouts to jump feet first into water over the head in depth. After Leveling off, you must swim this many yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl.
What is 75? 25 additional yards of the backstroke are also required.
400
This is a system in which two people operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other.
What is the buddy system?
400
Before a unit using human-powered craft controlled by youth embarks on a float trip or excursion that covers an extended distance or lasts longer than four hours, each participant should receive either a minimum of __ hours training and supervised practice, or demonstrate proficiency in maneuvering the craft effectively over a 100-yard course and recovering from a capsize.
What is 3?
500
Which set of guidelines take precedence when on a BSA activitiy:
BSA Safety Afloat or the American Whitewater safety guidelines.
What is neither. Both are vital pieces of information needed for all boating activities.
500
BSA required that one scout leader be present for every ___ scouts.
What is 10?
500
For activity afloat, those not classified as a swimmer are limited to multiperson craft during outings or float trips on calm water with little likelihood of capsizing or falling overboard. They may operate a fixed-seat rowboat or pedal boat if they are accompanied by who?
What is a buddy who is a swimmer? They may ride in a canoe or other paddle craft with an adult swimmer skilled in that craft as a buddy. They may ride as part of a group on a motorboat or sailboat operated by a skilled adult.
500
The U.S. armed forces uses the buddy system. In the army they are called Battle Buddies. In the Navy they are called Shipmates. In the Air Force they are called..
What is "Wingmen"?
500
Unit trips on whitewater above Class __ must be done with either a professional guide in each craft or after all participants have received American Canoe Association or equivalent training for the class of water and type of craft involved.