Sea Scouting in YOUR COUNTRY

Sea Scouting in
POLAND
Rafał Klepacz
Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP)
Polish Scouting and Guiding
Association – number of scouts
85 000 scouts
= 1 000 scouts
3 000 seascouts
Polish Scouting and Guiding
Association – structure
PUCK
GDYNIA
ELBLĄG
SZCZECIN
FUNKA
National
Seascout
Centre
WARSZAWA
STANICA
Regional
seascout
centre
RANCHO
uocsaes
PORAJ
Bytom
Blachownia
Pszczyna
Rybnik
Katowice
Chorzów
Local
seascout
centre
Activities – kayaking and canoeining
Canoe Spring Odra Trip (May)
Other trips….
Activities – inland
sailing
Great
Masurian
Lakes – „first
step” for
every polish
seascout
Activities – inland sailing
Inland skipper training courses
Mazurian cruises
Seascouts troops meeting in Węgorzewo (May)
Two masts boats meeting in Węgorzewo
(September)
Activities – sea sailing
Our flagships
s/y Zawisza Czarny
s/y Zjawa
Activities – s/y Zawisza Czarny
POL-1
Type: schooner
Material: steel
Crew: 46 pers.
164 BRT
Sails: 625 m2
LH: 36,1 m
Lmax: 42,7 m
Engine: 390 KM, Diesel
2011 / 2012:
Tall Ship Race
World Jamboree Sweden
Pacelight of Bethlehem Cruise
Watch Officers Training Cruise
Baltic Cruises
Activities – s/y Zjawa
POL 11
Date: 1949/83
Material: wood
Type: ketch
Sails: 162 m²
Masts: 2
LH: 18,7 m
Crew: 15 pers
2011 / 2012:
Cruise around Baltic Sea
Baltic Cruises
Diving Cruise
Age seascout groups
Brownies and Cub Scouts, in Polish: zuchy (6-10
years) – play in their packs
Guides and Scouts, in Polish: harcerki & harcerze
(10-13 years) – learn about the world and people
through games and fun
Senior Guides and Senior Scouts, in Polish:
harcerki starsze & harcerze starsi (13-16 years) –
look for their place in life by undertaking various
projects
Rangers and Rovers, in Polish: wędrowniczki &
wędrownicy (16-25 years) – help others, master their
skills and reach beyond their capabilities
Strong connections beetween seascout
programme and Polish Sailing Association
certification system
Junga – qualificated crew - Brownies and Cub Scouts, Guides
and Scouts
Inland skipper - Senior Guides and Senior Scouts
Coastal skipper - Rangers and Rovers
Offshore Skipper – Rangers, Rovers and Leaders
Yacht Master - Leadres
Leaders training
Seascout Troop Leadres Course
Kayaking and Canoeining Comodores
Courses
Certification trainings - Polish Sailing
Association Sailing Instructor
STCW’95
SRC
Watch Officers Training Cruise (s/y
Zawisza Czarny)
Our main partners
Polish Sailing Association
Volunteer Life Guard
Polish seascouting challenges
Exploited equipment
Lack of seascout troop leaders
training
„Clubbing” problem
Lack of sea staff (officers,
yachmasters, skippers)
Polish seascouting success and opportunities
s/y Zawisza Czarny
Strong image of seascout
troops
A lot of adventure!
What could you do for Odysseus? / for
international sea scouting?
We would like to invite you on Zawisza
Czarny deck
•Organize your cruise on s/y Zawisza
Czarny
•Join to our cruise on s/y Zawisza
Czarny
What could you do for Odysseus? / for
international sea scouting?
Cruise with Pacelight to Bornholm
•17.12.2012 Szczecin – 22.12.2012 Gdynia
•Aim: adventure, real chellange on winter sea
•Participants: scouts between 15 – 100 y.o.
•Sail certificate or sea experience is not
required
We provide
•Adventure
•Full ship staff, friendly officers – scout
leaders
•Full accommodation and food
•Friendship, multicultural environment
Thank you!
Contact with us!
Rafal Klepacz
Maritime Education Centre Gdynia
National Sea Scout Centre Poland
+48 604 455 788
[email protected]