Venture Crew 909, Tulsa Oklahoma
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Ranger Award
VENTURE 909 - ASBURY UMC RANGER AWARD
PROGRESS
CORE COURSES
Do all 8 Core Groups
Do all 8 Core Groups
FIRST AID GROUP
Complete course
COMMUNICATION GROUP
Take a communication
course
in school or
Read 2 Books approved by Advisor and
Do a 30 minute demonstration on your communication subject
Read 2 Books approved by Advisor and
Do a 30 minute demonstration on your communication subject
COOKING GROUP
Prepare for and cook
three
meals on a campout and
Prepare a meal using no utensils and
Cook in a Dutch oven
Prepare a meal using no utensils and
Cook in a Dutch oven
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GROUP
Build a family
emergency kit
and
share it with your family
Display your kit to the Crew or Troop
share it with your family
Display your kit to the Crew or Troop
LAND NAVIGATION GROUP
Know the map symbols
Explain contour lines
Do an orienteering course
Learn to use GPS
Teach navigation to Crew or Troop
Explain contour lines
Do an orienteering course
Learn to use GPS
Teach navigation to Crew or Troop
LEAVE NO TRACE
Leave no trace on three
campouts
Make a display on leave no trace
Make a display on leave no trace
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
Write a risk management
plan
for a crew outing
List and explain survival priorities
Make a display on search and rescue/signaling
Discuss how to prevent or treat the following
Explain 4 ways to get water
Demonstrate 2 ways to purify water
Explain how to use radio to monitor weather
Discuss different ropes for use in wilderness
Demonstrate the following knots
Explain eating and avoiding wilderness foods
Eat one meal of wilderness foods
Make a Wilderness Survival Kit
Spend 2 nights in a Wilderness Survival Camp
List and explain survival priorities
Make a display on search and rescue/signaling
Discuss how to prevent or treat the following
| Hypothermia Frostbite Sunburn |
Heat exhaustion Heat Cramps Heat stroke |
Dehydration |
Demonstrate 2 ways to purify water
Explain how to use radio to monitor weather
Discuss different ropes for use in wilderness
Demonstrate the following knots
| Sheet Bend Fisherman's knot Bowline Bowline on a Bight |
2 Half Hitches Clove Hitch Timber Hitch |
Taut-line Hitch Square Lashing Shear Lashing |
Eat one meal of wilderness foods
Make a Wilderness Survival Kit
Spend 2 nights in a Wilderness Survival Camp
CONSERVATION
Plan and carry out a
Crew
Conservation Project
ELECTIVES
Do 4 Groups
BACKPACKING
Do 4 Groups Present
yourself prepared for a 3 day trip
Make a packing list including emergency gear
Do 3 three day trips, lead one of them
Make a backpacking display
Make a packing list including emergency gear
Do 3 three day trips, lead one of them
Make a backpacking display
CAVE EXPLORING
Contact the National
Speleological Society
Read a book on caving
Demonstrate the following knots
Rappel 30 feet
Ascend 30 feet using ascenders or Prusik
Visit a Sporting Goods store or NSS org. about caving
Make a cave pack including first aid and emergency gear
Make a cave trip plan and go caving
Use a cave map Make a display
Read a book on caving
Demonstrate the following knots
| Bowline Figure Eight on a Bight |
Bowline on a Bight Butterfly |
Prusik Figure Eight on a Bend |
Ascend 30 feet using ascenders or Prusik
Visit a Sporting Goods store or NSS org. about caving
Make a cave pack including first aid and emergency gear
Make a cave trip plan and go caving
Use a cave map Make a display
MOUNTAINEERING
Explain and demonstrate
bouldering
Explain the classification and grades of climbing and how weather affects them
Demonstrate the following knots
Describe
types of rope and rope care
Make a display about gear
Demonstrate safe anchors
Demonstrate three types of belays and signals
Rappel 30 feet
Climb 30 feet
Explain the classification and grades of climbing and how weather affects them
Demonstrate the following knots
| Water Knot Figure Eight |
Figure Eight on a Bight Bowline on a Coil |
Prusik Figure Eight Follow-Through |
Make a display about gear
Demonstrate safe anchors
Demonstrate three types of belays and signals
Rappel 30 feet
Climb 30 feet
LIFESAVER
Be American Red Cross
Certified or Be a Boy Scout Lifeguard
SMALL BORE RIFLERY
Recite three primary
safety rules
Identify the parts of a rifle
Fire an approved score on six A17 targets at 50 feet (225/600) prone, kneeling, standing
Identify the parts of a rifle
Fire an approved score on six A17 targets at 50 feet (225/600) prone, kneeling, standing
OTHER ELECTIVES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU MAY DO THEM INDIVIDUALLY. CREW 909 WILL FOCUS ON THESE LISTED ABOVE
cycling/mountain biking
hunting
scuba
ecology
living history
watercraft
equestrian
physical fitness
winter sports
first aid
plants and wildlife
fishing
project cope
hunting
scuba
ecology
living history
watercraft
equestrian
physical fitness
winter sports
first aid
plants and wildlife
fishing
project cope