Camping :
A Rover should acquire a whole range of qualities making him efficient, useful and well-balanced.
- Love and practice life in the open air.
- Have done 50 nights of camping (including at least three camps with the Crew, or at least with a team of Leaders).
- Have camped alone several times, and completed his Companion’s Hike successfully.
- Own fully functional camp equipment.
- Know how to camp in all weathers and seasons. Pitch tent at night, without a lamp. Managed several alerts / camping tests successfully.
- Be well trained for marching, and resistant to tiredness, cold, hunger and sleepiness.
- Be competent at orienteering by day and by night. Have necessary skills in scetching, drawing, plane and azimuth projection.
- Be able to use a map perfectly (know legend exhaustively, define itinerary according to level etc) . Have a sense for terrain.
Manual skills :
A Rover should be capable of manual work, and be able to bring it to a well-finished completion.
- Be able to construct a proper bivouac without a tent, even if just for one night.
- Know how to use the main tools (axe, plane, saw, drill) . Know the basics of the Froissart method (in France and as applicable in other countries) and have applied these techniques in the service of a team (scout or school camp, etc).
- Be able to cook for several people, and have correctly prepared a living fowl or rabbit for the pot.
- Have helped substantially with the interior decoration and doing-up of a house (electricity, painting, wallpapering, lockfitting, glassing, woodwork etc).
- Be able to drive (having at least a standard car licence), and have basic car mechanic skills.
Expression :
A Rover Scout knows how to express himself. He can animate a group meeting and knows how to organize games and social events.
- Is keen on singing and can start it off.
- Knows a repertoire of scout and traditional songs which he constantly expands with the help of notebook, cassettes or CDs.
- Able to organize an evening of activities, in the family or in a circle of friends.
- Know how to read aloud, clearly and audibly.
- Have a good idea of general good manners (courtesy, order of precedence, introductions, punctuality etc).
- Speak his mother tongue correctly and have legible handwriting.
First Aid :
A Rover Scout is capable of judicious intervention to bring first aid in case of accident or illness.
- Have acquired an generally approved First Aid Certificate.
- Be fully aware of the specific risks associated with camps (water, fire, storms, snow etc).
- Know by heart the telephone number of a priest and of an easily reachable medical help organization (ambulance, hospital, medical urgency help lines) .
