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Troop Aquatics

This presentation, prepared by James Lowell Fry, a certified Aquatics Instructor and Lifeguard, outlines essential safety protocols and guidelines for conducting safe aquatics activities with youth troops. Emphasizing the importance of supervision, skills proficiency, swimming ability, and emergency planning, it covers crucial topics including personal flotation devices (PFDs), the buddy system, equipment safety, and discipline. The goal is to ensure a secure and enjoyable experience on the water while fostering responsibility and respect for safety rules in aquatic settings.

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Troop Aquatics

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  1. Troop Aquatics Safety Afloat Presentation Prepared By James Lowell Fry B.S.A. Aquatics Instructor Red Cross Certified Lifeguard

  2. Troop Aquatics Safety Afloat SSS PPP BED 3 Sheets 3 Pillows 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 • 18+ year old • Committed to the 9 Points of Safety Afloat • 1 to 10 and 1 to 5 • 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 (running water) • 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 Safety Afloat SSSPPPBED 3 Sheets 3 Pillows Bed

  16. Safety Afloat Thanks for watching. The End James Lowell Fry Troop 14 – Rockford, IL jasfry@home.com

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