Task · part of 6. Sail the boat: ten parts, with a buddy, under Safety Afloat
6(g). Capsize procedures, and rescue of a person overboard
Required Often forgotten
Under your counselor's close supervision with a rescue boat standing by to assist and to tow. Self-bailing boats are acceptable. Arrange this deliberately. It is not something to try at the end of an ordinary sail.
Notes and warnings
Warning. A deliberate capsize and a person-overboard rescue, conducted under your counselor's close supervision with a rescue boat standing by to assist and to tow. Self-bailing boats are acceptable. This is set out in the requirement itself. It is not caution added by this site.
Where this step comes from
- Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 6(g) · Its note requires close supervision by the counselor and a rescue boat standing by to assist and to tow the capsized craft, and states that self-bailing boats are acceptable.