Scouts who are doing the requirements for the Motorboating merit badge learn to safely operate a motorized water craft. They learn about the different types of motors and how to maintain them. Then they demonstrate their skills by operating a motor boat.
Get the Motorboating Merit Badge pamphlet
Printable helps for requirements:
Printable requirements for Motorboating Merit Badge
Printable checkoff sheet for Motorboating Merit Badge
Printable note sheet for Motorboating Merit Badge
Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges
Sharpen your motorboating skills with these related ideas and achievements:
Before embarking on a boating activity with your scouts, make sure everyone is aware of the Safety Afloat guidelines.
Sweet 16 of BSA Safety | Skill Level Limits
The most familiar application of skill level limits is the swim tests which are administered at summer camp. But there are other examples as well.
National Outdoor Badges – Riding
When I first looked at this badge, I didn’t realize that riding covers horseback riding, bike riding, motor-boating, or skating, Youth can choose any one of these activities to complete the requirements.
The BSA swim test is used to determine ability level so that participants can swim in an area which is appropriate for them.
Start Your Engines! Scouts BSA Nova Award (Technology) Helps and Documents
Start Your Engines! is the Scouts BSA Nova Award for investigating technology. To earn this award, Scouts must complete one of their technology related merit badges and learn about related topics such as energy and fuel sources. Scouts design and build a working model vehicle which is powered by solar power, wind power, or battery power.
Safe Swim Defense provides the steps which a BSA unit must take to safely participate in an activity which involves swimming.
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