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1. lashings and techniques

You master some basic techniques for pioneering.

1. Tie the following lashings, explain what they are used for, and state the advantages and disadvantages:

• square lashing (kruissjorring)
• figure-eight lashing (achtvormige sjorring)
• shear lashing (vorksjorring)

1. Rig a single and a double pulley.

In addition to basic techniques, you can also apply some more advanced techniques for pioneering.

1. Tie the following lashings, explain what they are used for, and state the advantages and disadvantages:

• scaffold lashing (steigersjorring)
• round lashing (slingersjorring)
• half square lashing (halve kruissjorring)
• diagonal lashing (diagonaalsjorring)

1. Rig a single purchase (third hand) and a four-fold tackle.

You master some specialist techniques to build pioneering structures.

1. Tie the following lashings, explain what they are used for, and state the advantages and disadvantages:

• polypedestra / cloverleaf lashing
• tourniquet (twisting) lashing
• Japanese square lashing

1. Build a deadman anchor that can bear up to 1800 kg.
2. Tension a belly-slide or monkey bridge with a four-fold tackle between two trees.

1. Practice

You start small to experience how pioneering works.

1. Make a mini pioneering object using small round wood or skewers.

You put what you have learned into practice and build a pioneering object.

1. Build (together with your patrol) a simple pioneering object such as a bench, camp kitchen, raft, or climbing frame.

You master pioneering techniques sufficiently to build a complex structure.

1. Help prepare and coordinate a complex pioneering object, such as a JOTA tower, bridge, or Ferris wheel, and prepare a construction and/or safety plan under the guidance of a leader or instructor.

1. Maintenance and Sustainability

The more sustainably you handle materials, the longer they last.

1. Explain how to maintain and clean wood and rope.

You know how to handle your materials and environment sustainably.

1. Inspect wood visually and by sound for wear, breaks, and rot. Explain how to store wood best and when to leave it outside or not.
2. Apply tree protection and explain why it is important.

Sustainable maintenance of blocks and pulleys requires special attention.

1. Explain how to properly maintain blocks and pulleys.

1. Forces and Materials

Good knowledge of materials and shapes helps you pioneer well and safely.

1. Explain why triangles are stronger than squares in a structure.
2. Name the parts of a block (pulley).

Tip: See here for information about what a pulley is.

With good material knowledge you can use more types of materials for pioneering.

1. You know how to work with blocks and can also recognize the following items and know what they are used for:

• hand tackle (come-along)
• foot block
• snatch block
• becket
• gin block
• shackle (bow shackle)
• D-shackle
• lifting sling

To use materials well and safely you must know what the material can handle. This also applies when using trees for your structure.

1. Explain what breaking strength and safe load mean and give simple calculation examples.
2. Explain how and when to guy trees.

1. Safe Building

As always, safety comes first.

1. Describe how you account for your own safety when pioneering and when using small pioneering objects.

You know the safety requirements for building pioneering objects.

1. Study Scouting Nederland's safety guidelines for pioneering objects and explain these guidelines in your own words.

Apply responsible pioneering in your material use and working method.

1. Apply rules for working at height and occupational safety (ARBO) during pioneering.
2. Check the condition of your group's materials and know when re-inspection is required.
3. Ensure that building and dismantling high structures is done safely.