Camping
| Grade 1 | ||
| Awarded to boys who have attended camp under canvas of at least seven days or three weekends with good conduct and who have attended regularly a course of instruction and quality as follows: | ||
| 1. | By practical or oral tests show an adequate knowledge of: | |
| a) | The various types of tent (other than lightweight tents) CAMPING their particular uses, advantages and disadvantages. | |
| b) | Ancillary equipment such as groundsheets, bedding and fly sheets. | |
| c) | Tent craft, i.e. cleanliness and safety of tents and equipment. | |
| d) | The Country Code. | |
| e) | Personal health and hygiene. | |
| 2. | Practical | |
| With the assistance of three other boys who do not hold any camping award, supervise the pitching, striking and packing of a tent competently and correctly within a reasonable time, the tent to be one capable of providing sleeping accommodation for at least eight boys. | ||
| Grade 2 | ||
| Awarded to members who have attended a BB camp under canvas of at least seven days, or three weekends with good conduct and who have attended regularly a course of instruction and who qualify as follows: | ||
| 1. | By practical, oral or written test show an adequate knowledge of: | |
| a) | All Grade 1 material (see above). | |
| b) | Living under canvas. | |
| c) | Planning a camp activity programme. | |
| d) | The essentials of a good camp site and camp layout. | |
| e) | Simple First Aid. | |
| 2. | Practical. | |
| Plan a camp layout taking into consideration all aspects and requirements of a seven day camp. | ||
| Grade 3 | ||
| Awarded to members who hold Grade 2 gained in a previous session and who have attended a further BB camp or camps under canvas of at least seven days, or three weekends, with good conduct and who have attended regularly a course of instruction and who qualify as follows: | ||
| 1) | By practical, oral or written test demonstrate a knowledge of: | |
| a) | The type of food required at camp, and be able to devise a simple balanced menu for a period of at least three days. | |
| b) | The necessary arrangements for sanitation, hygiene and safety, i.e. latrines, rubbish disposal, food storage, water supply, washing facilities, fire precautions etc. | |
| c) | The precautions and actions to take in a standing camp when high winds and prolonged heavy rain occur. | |
| 2. | Practical. | |
| Take a shared responsibility for running a camp programme over a period of at least four hours. | ||
(Regulations as at 1993)
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