Pioneer

Demonstrate and know the uses of the following knots and lashings:
sheet bend, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, bowline, timber hitch,
sheepshank, square and sheer lashings.

Demonstrate the following:

¾ West Country or simple whipping.

¾ The correct way to coil a rope.

¾ The use of simple blocks and tackle.

¾ The use of levers to extract or move heavy weights.

¾ An understanding of the need for supervision and safety in pioneering

projects.

As a member of a group of three to six Scouts, complete the following:

¾ Take part in an indoor pioneering project.

¾ Take part in building a pioneering model.

¾ Take part in constructing an outdoor pioneering project.

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