Royal Navy
The Royal Navy are dedicated to empowering our volunteers to pass on expertise to our youth members.
Sharing their skills and knowledge, the Royal Navy will encourage our volunteers to teach skills for life.
As well as sponsoring our Time on Water staged activity badge, the Royal Navy also offer free powerboat courses for adult volunteers (see information below).
Time on Water Staged Activity Badge
You can collect Time on Water staged badges when you take part in any of these activities:
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Sailing
- Windsurfing
- Power boating
- Kite boarding
- Surfing
- Yachting
- Motor cruising
- Narrow boating
- Pulling or rowing
- White water rafting
- Traditional rafting
- Paddle boarding.
For Beavers, each session should last about one hour, for Cubs, 1-2 hours, and for Scouts and Explorers each session should last about 2-3 hours.
And as you complete the following number of activities, you can gain a badge:
1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 35, 50
!You must be properly dressed and equipped for your activity and the weather conditions. Your leader will also need to make sure you’re following the activity rules in chapter nine of the Policy and Organisation Rules and the Activity Permit Scheme.
Free Powerboating Courses for Adult Volunteers
Scouting depends on our Adult Volunteers, and the Royal Navy are dedicated to empowering our volunteers to pass on expertise to our youth members. For this reason, they have opened Powerboat Instructors Training Courses in Saltash, Cornwall, available to 6 leaders per course. These are on a first come, first served basis.
Course dates for 2020 are as follows:
- 3rd - 8th May 2020 (booking no later than 12th February)
- 6th - 11th September 2020 (booking no later than 15th June)
Course dates for 2021 and 2022 will be released at a later date.
Course attendees must have the following qualifications to be accepted onto the course:
- Passed your Powerboat Level 2 Certificate for a minimum of five seasons' experience of power boating (for those who use Powerboats as part of their job this requirement is reduced to one season)
- Hold a RYA recognised First Aid certificate (see RYA website for confirmation)
- Be a paid member of RYA
- Be over 16
If you meet the pre-course requirements detailed above and are wish to attend the course, please completed this form.
Someone will be in touch to let you know if you have been accepted onto the course.
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Funding for Sea Scout groups
The Royal Navy generously support Scouting with grant funding available for RN registered Sea Scout groups to purchase equipment and take part in training. For more information please take a look at Scout Grants Committee.
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