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Who may operate a boat on a Scouting float trip?

Only people who passed the swimmer test.

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  1. Anyone with a life jacket
  2. Only adults
  3. Only those who passed the swimmer test ✔

Why: Operating a boat on a float trip is limited to people classified as swimmers. Nonswimmers may ride in some boats with a skilled adult swimmer as a buddy.

Huh, didn't know that: The swimmer test for boating must be taken again every year.

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Answer: Only those who passed the swimmer test. Operating a boat on a float trip is limited to people classified as swimmers. Nonswimmers may ride in some boats with a skilled adult swimmer as a buddy.

  1. Aquatics Supervision, Scouting America filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Outdoor%20Program/Aquatics/pdf/Aquatics_34346.pdf
    Operation of any boat on a float trip is limited to youth and adults who have completed the Scouting America swimmer classification test.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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