Seal Course
CR-3
Summer 2004.
Date: 10-18 July 2004
Location: Ohio River, West Virginia.
Vessel/type: 36' Chris Craft cabin cruiser
Contact:
Skipper Ray Derk
Details: TBA
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004
The National Sea Scout FLEET Committee is now
taking applications for the 2004 SEAL (Sea Scout Advanced
Leadership) training courses. SEAL is a one week, hard core
leadership course conducted at sea. Upon successful completion
of the course, you will be awarded the SEAL Training Award,
which is a silver pin with twin dolphins.
SEAL is a leadership course, not a seamanship course. It
covers preparing, goal setting, organizing, supervising,
commanding, communicating, training, motivating, and other
topics that will help you in functioning as a leader in your
Ship and in life.
To attend a SEAL class you must be a registered Sea Scout. You
must have earned the rank of Ordinary Sea Scout prior to
attending SEAL training, and you much study and have a
thorough, working knowledge of Chapter 4 of the Sea Scout
Manual.
The following SEAL classes are scheduled for 2004:
* Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
* Houston, Texas
* San Diego, California
* Ohio River, West Virginia
* Newport Beach, California
Additional details can be found on the web at URL:
http://www.seascout.org/about/program/training_resources/seal.html.
Please direct any questions National SEAL Training
Coordinator, Mr. Jim Elroy, at: SEAWOLF410@aol.com.
About SEAL:
SEAL is the new Sea Scout leader junior leadership course created by
the National Sea Scout Fleet Committee. The course is presented by regions
on a national basis. All courses are approved by the National Fleet SEAL
Coordinator. It is hoped that they will eventually be available in each
region.
Sea Scouts, to be eligible, must be between the ages of 14 and 18,
holding at least the rank of Ordinary Sea Scout with a full knowledge of
the seamanship skills contained in Chapter 5 of the current edition of
the Sea Scout Manual. They must have the recommendation of and be certified
as qualified by their skipper before they will be considered for admittance
to the course.Selection is solely by application to the National SEAL Co-coordinator.
Applications and more information
are available on the web.
SEAL enrollment is limited to six Sea Scouts per course.
SEAL is a full week long leadership and management training course conducted
at sea. It is absolutely not a nautical skills class. Sea Scouts must be
certified by the skipper as fully competent in the nautical skills required
for the rank of Ordinary Sea Scout as delineated in Chapter Five of the
current edition of the Sea Scout Manual.
Each Sea Scout will be expected to use and teach the management and
leadership skills gleaned from the course upon returning to their respective
ships. They will also be able to use their new leadership and management
skills in business, church and their other activities for the rest of their
lives.
