Pioneer

The Scout must complete these three activities.

1. As a member of a group take part in the following:
   • An indoor pioneering project, for example, constructing a guided missile launcher or chariot.
   • An outdoor pioneering project, for example, building a monkey bridge, water raft, or parallel or aerial runway.
2. Demonstrate the following:
   • A whipping
   • A splice
   • The correct way to coil and store a rope
   • The use of simple blocks and tackle
   • The use of levers to extract or move heavy weights
   • Anchorage for firm and soft ground
   • An understanding of the need for supervision and safety in pioneering projects.
3. Demonstrate and know the names of at least ten knots and lashings. These could include:
   • Sheetbend
   • Clove hitch
   • Round turn and two half hitches
   • Bowline
   • Timber hitch
   • Sheepshank
   • Square and sheer lashings
   • Harvesters hitch
   • Double sheetbend
   • Fisherman's knot
   • Rolling hitch
   • Figure of eight lashing
   • Diagonal lashing