Senior Scout Survival

Senior (1) Participate in an adventure journey in which at least 5 incidents involving survival techniques are used. It should take place preferably at night or in difficult conditions.

(2) Prepare, and use, or show knowledge of, at least 5 of the following items:

Emergency Bridging	Cold/Heat	Diet/Energy
Direction finding	Emergencies	Escape
Expedition Planning	Fire by friction & Trees	Insects
Inventiveness	Lost	Personal Survival
Ropes in emergencies	Resuscitation	River crossings
Shelters - Backwoods etc	Rope stretcher	Tools improvised
Water Still	Shock treatment	Knot nets

Survival versions of:

Cooking	First Aid	Fishing
Foods	Kits	Home
Rafts	Swimming	Signalling

3) Be able to perform 3 of the following:
(a) Carry injured persons by improvised methods.
(b) Improvise a stretcher.
(c) Understand limitations in moving casualties.

(4) Make a journey with other Scouts, of at least 40 km in difficult country. This journey should be made without equipment other than light survival packs. It should take place over at least 2 days and 1 night as an escape-style exercise where Scouters, etc., are attempting to locate the Seniors.