Adult Training Courses: Sea Scouts

1. Youth Protection Training

   The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Every adult must be current in Youth Protection Training (sometimes called “YPT” for short).

   • You may take Youth Protection Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
   • The training must be renewed every two years.

2. Hazardous Weather Training

   This training discusses how to manage risks from the weather to our Scouting family.

   • You may take Hazardous Weather Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
   • The training must be renewed every two years.

3. Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training

   This course is the first step in training for all Sea Scout leaders. This training focuses on the skills and attributes necessary to be an effective advisor in the ship’s delivery of service to youth in your specific geographic location. It is intended primarily to enhance individual knowledge of and connectivity with the strategic plan, program and resources, while emphasizing personal skills necessary for the development of youth in the Sea Scouting program.

   • You may take Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
   • Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training does not expire

Often leaders are surprised to receive notification that they are not trained. Most often, the volunteer was actually not registered in the position they are holding. Sometimes they have not correctly registered in My.Scouting.org and their trainings are not being recorded.