Pathfinder Knots and Lashings

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1 R E V I E W B O O K L E T PATHFINDER LEADERSHIP AWARD PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings Review Booklet January 2009 Name Date

2 Introduction This Review Booklet has been designed to assist in acquiring the essential information contained in PTHACT 005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings. It is important that the Resource Material is read to know and understand what is required in order to complete the Review Booklet. The trainee may also draw on the Bible and their own personal experiences to complete this booklet. This Review Booklet must be completed before taking part in the assessment for this unit. Note: The trainee should direct any questions to their District Director or Conference/Mission Youth Department. their local 2 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

3 Question 1 List the basic skills that the Pathfinder can learn from Pioneering List the benefits to the Pathfinder from involvement in Pioneering activities Itemise the criteria for the care of timber used in Pioneering activities. PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet 3 January 2009 (Reviewed May 2013)

4 Question 2 a. In the care of ropes there are a number practices to be avoided. List five. b. Apart from ropes and poles, there are other items of equipment that are used in Pioneering. List them and their functions. 4 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

5 Question 3 a. Equipment Age Quantity Current Condition (Good, average, poor) Place/Method of Storage PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet 5 January 2009 (Reviewed May 2013)

6 b. Describe the engineering structural principles, including anchorage, that apply to Pioneering activities. 6 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

7 Question 4 (Resource Material: Chapter 3) Provide a description of the safety procedures that must be followed for the following situations. a. Prior to a knots and lashings activity. b. During a Pioneering activity. PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet 7 January 2009 (Reviewed May 2013)

8 Question 5 a. Describe four different ways to teach the Pioneering skills b. Write down a story or active learning method that could be used to teach a knot. 8 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

9 c. Write down a story or active learning method that could be used to teach a lashing. PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet 9 January 2009 (Reviewed May 2013)

10 Question 6 (Resource Material: Chapters 5 & 6) Complete the table below by describing the purpose of each knot and lashing listed. Knot/Lashing Purpose Square Knot Figure of Eight on a bight Clove Hitch Diagonal Lashing Fisherman s Knot Slip Knot 1 & 1/2 round turns and 2 1/2 hitches Bowline Granny Knot Sheet Bend Round Lashing 10 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

11 Figure of Eight Truckies Hitch Shear Lashing Double Bow Knot Tripod Lashing Sheepshank Timber Hitch and ½ hitch Continuous Lashing PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet 11 January 2009 (Reviewed May 2013)

12 Notes 12 PTHACT005 Pathfinder Knots and Lashings / Review Booklet January 2009 (Reveiwed May 2013)

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