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Requirement

5. Three splices explained, and watched, not tied

Required Often forgotten

Back splice, eye splice and short splice: explain the uses of each, then VIEW a demonstration of each being formed. You are not asked to make them, which is unusual enough to read twice.

Note. Read this one twice: you explain the uses of the three splices and VIEW a demonstration of each being formed. You are not asked to form them yourself. That is unusual on this badge and it is what the requirement says.

Where this step comes from

  1. Pioneering Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 5 · Asks for the uses of the three splices to be explained and for a demonstration of each to be viewed. It does not ask the Scout to form them.

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