SKILLS USED IN OUTDOOR SCOUTING

Outdoor Leaders Skills
 

The following list is a list of skills that you may have picked up with your time in the Scout movement. Some of the skills are quite specific to the Scouts and even to a particular section. Some of the skills are relevant to daily life as well.
This is a combined list of skills leaders have - for all the sections in a Scout group. You might not have them all

Below is a list of Skills that might be needed by Scout leaders and the sections the Skill may be required in. It is not an exhaustive list, nor is it a list of skills you must have to be a leader, it is a list of skills that could be used during outdoor activities

Outdoor and Camping Skills

Axe, Saw, Knife, Wood, Fire

Demonstrate a knowledge of the safety rules of axemanship, bow saws and sheath knives

Be able to recognise different types of wood and know the burning properties of it

Demonstrate the ability to light a wood burning fire and keep it alight and know how to extinguish it safely. Demonstrate how to clear and leave the area in a tidy condition

Demonstrate the ability to cook on a wood fire

Take a leading part in building a campfire and know how to control its burning

Stoves and Lamps

Demonstrate the maintenance and storage of Gas stoves and Lamps, describe how to change a cylinder safely

Describe the safety rules and precautions for various stoves and lamps

 Tents and Camping Equipment

Demonstrate the correct pitching and striking of a patrol tent and have knowledge of its correct storage

Demonstrate the correct pitching and striking of a Hike tent and have knowledge of its correct storage

Demonstrate how to store and maintain equipment

Demonstrate how to care for equipment at camp

List the equipment needed at hike, Patrol and Troop Camp

Be able to identify different types of tent

Hygiene

Demonstrate how to care for personal and Group hygiene in Camp conditions

Demonstrate how to care for the environment and how to protect the countryside

Pioneering

Demonstrate the safety precautions to be taken during pioneering projects

Identify simple pioneering projects and state their benefits

Knowledge of Levers

Knowledge of Pulleys

Knowledge of Anchorages

Knowledge of Lashings

Ropework

Types of Rope

Demonstrate knowledge on storing and care of ropes

Demonstrate at least 2 ways of preventing ropes from fraying

Demonstrate how to Splice a rope

Navigation

Recognise symbols on Ordnance Survey (OS) maps, and relate detail to observed landscape features

Be able to orientate your position on a map

Take a bearing from an OS map using a 'Silva' type compass and convert that bearing into a compass course allowing for magnetic variation

Cross country on a compass course involving at least 5 pre set points

Devise an outdoor activity involving signs, contours, scale and direction on an OS map

Menus and Catering

Produce a menu for a weekend sleepover, camp or Holiday

List the Food and equipment required

Backwoods Cooking

Camp Gadgets

Outdoor Activity Equipment

First Aid Kits

Expeditions

Hike and Expedition Foods

Wide Games

Safety in Camp

Tent Repairs

Forestry

Air Activities

Water Activities

Camp Activities

Foreign Expeditions

Outdoor Games



These are a few skills, some are obvious, some sound silly, but they are all developed in the Scouts and will help you in later life

 

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