Duke of Edinburgh Training Session

1. Duke of Edinburgh Training Session Year 10

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4. • Advise and brief the team on medical issues • Undertake medical screening of all expedition members • Provide advice on immunisation requirements • Organise first aid training • Provide education on health and hygiene issues • Prepare the expedition medical kits • Anticipate and plan how a severely ill or injured expedition member might be evacuated • Prepare a communication network in case of evacuation • Organise medical insurance with full emergency evacuation cover Health and Hygiene on an Expedition

5. How do you stay clean after a long day on the trail and no shower or water source in which to bathe? A. The easiest way is to take along a supply of baby wipes. Pack them in; pack them out. It makes sense to ration the wipes to four per day: two for morning, two for night. One may be to wipe and freshen the face; the other perhaps for "private parts." Hygiene Issues

6. Pick a spot away from the campsite especially where you are cooking food Dispose any evidence carefully – either dig a hole to bury it or out of the way of other foot path users Choose a spot well away from your campsite or the trail, to prevent urine stench from wafting into your tent or outdoor kitchen later. If you’re near a fast-moving river, urinate into it or onto the wet sand where it will be washed away quickly. In the wilderness, the accepted procedure is to carry a small trowel with you so that you can dig a hole. We’re not talking a big hole, just about six or eight inches, where the most effective enzymes for breaking down excrement exist. Q. I’ve never gone to the bathroom outdoors before – what do I do?

7. How do I dispose of toilet paper? • Place it in a carrier bag or a Ziplock and carry it out, this stops any other unsuspecting walkers to pick up something they will immediately regret! • Or, follow a procedure favoured by truly die-hard wilderness travellers and use dead leaves, sticks, rocks or other organic material for wiping yourself. Bury these in the hole, too.

8. Water • Clean drinking water is an obvious need. Purify all water, use designated water at public campsites, or bring bottled water. Bad water will lay a person low very quickly. Never drink water that you are unsure of. I suggest water purification tablets, which are small and inexpensive to carry. Or there are filtering systems out there if you prefer. The easiest and least expensive way to treat water is by boiling it. Regardless of the method you prefer to use, all water must be treated. Keep in mind that even sparkling clear streams may not have clean water

9. Group equipment the School will provide Tent(s) (If required) Rucksack (If required) Trangia } Fuel in safety bottle } Matches Maps Route cards – one copy per person Personal equipment Food Water and water bottle Survival bag Waterproof jacket and trousers Emergency rations Sleeping bag Sleeping mat Couple of bin bags or carrier bags to keep things dry Towel and washing kit Change of clothing and underwear Equipment

10. Change of footwear for camp (trainers or flip flops) Personal First Aid kit (including plasters) Unbreakable plate or bowl, mug, knife, fork, spoon Nightwear Notebook and pen (to record information relating to purpose) Camera if needed for purpose Boots Thick, comfortable socks (several pairs) Walking trousers (not jeans!) Fleece or warm sweater Compass Torch Hat and gloves and/or sunhat! Equipment

11. All the groups are expected to be organised and act as a team at all times, this includes at the campsite where they will continue to be assessed. Groups should enter the campsite TOGETHER not in a long straggly line. Once in the campsite everyone should know what they are going to do, e.g. one team set up the tents while the other team puts on a brew, and it follows that in the morning one team takes down the tents while the other team cooks breakfast. Tents should be begun to be pitched as soon as the campsite is reached, especially when raining. When putting up your tents try and pitch the them where it will be more sheltered Ensure that the ground is free of anything that may puncture the ground sheet. Keep all tent bags, spare pegs and 'A' pieces in the bell of the tent they belong to Campcraft

12. Do NOT cook inside a tent Keep all your litter in the bell of the tent, do not allow litter be blown around the campsite. Groups can and will be failed for leaving a messy camp site. Take all your litter with you, when leaving the campsite; you should only leave flatted grass behind. Do NOT burn or bury litter as it is unsightly and dangerous As while walking, in the campsite you should respect the other members of the public. In some campsites there will be other campers in the field, houses nearby or passing walkers. If there is, keep the noise to a minimum. It is expected that all groups are in their own tents by 10/10.30 and are quiet after an 11pm lights out.

13. Campcraft • Further, when leaving the campsite in the morning, groups should keep the noise to a minimum. Generally you will need to be awake by 6am to allow enough time for a breakfast, wash and clear up, strike camp and be on the path by 7.30 – 8am

14. Trangia Stoves • These are compact lightweight stoves that use meths as a fuel and are the type supplied by the school

15. Respect other people. Be polite, explain what you are doing if asked. Thank them if they have helped you. Guard against fire. Do NOT light bonfires/campfires. Take care with matches and stoves. Leave all gates as you found them, either open or fastened shut. A farmer may have left a gate open for a purpose. Keep dogs under control. Keep to public paths, especially across farmland. Walk around a field if a path is not visible across it. Walk in single file. Do not trample crops. Gates and stiles should be used to cross fences and hedges. If you do have to climb a gate, climb it at the hinge where it is stronger. Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone. In 2007, one hundred and thirty seven people were injured and four were killed by farm animals! Do NOT drop litter. Do NOT bury litter. Do NOT burn litter. Take it home. Keep water clean. Do not pour fat into or wash in streams. Protect wildlife, plants and trees. Take care on roads. Face on coming traffic. Do not make unnecessary noise. Other people do not want to hear you The Country Code

16. Every expedition of the award must have an aim This can be as original or as varied as you want Some examples can include….. ‘What extent has the scout movement had on the Phasel Wood Camp site’ Land Use - Pastural/Arable Farming, Forestry, Recreation, Mining, Housing Landscape Formation - Erosion, Glaciation, Weathering, Rivers, Mining (Man) Prehistoric - Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Burial Mounds Local History - Famous People, Historic Buildings, Battle Grounds Wildlife - Mammals, Birds, Trees, Plants, Diversity Effect of People on the Environment - Tourism, Erosion (of Footpaths), Litter, Mobile Phone/Transmitter Masts, Campsites Physiology - Of the Group The Built Environment - Houses, Churches, Farms, Roads Body weight lost on the venture, and why Aim of the Expedition

17. 20 Conditions of the Expedition • 1 Your expedition must be by your own physical effort, without any motorised or outside assistance. • 2 Your expedition must be unaccompanied and self-reliant. • 3 Your expeditions must be supervised by an adult who is able to accept responsibility for the safety of you and your team. • 4 Your expedition must have an aim.

18. 5 You must be properly equipped for your expedition. • 6 You must have completed the required training and practice expeditions. • 7 You must undertake at least one practice expedition at each level of the programme. You should do this in the same mode of travel and in a similar environment to the qualifying expedition. • 8 You and your team must plan and organise your expedition. • 9 You must be assessed be by an approved accredited Assessor to the DofE.

19. 10 There must be between four and seven people in your team (eight people may be in a team for modes of travel which are tandem). • 11 You must be within the qualifying age of the DofE programme level. • 12 All the people in your team must be at the same level of assessment. • 13 Your team must not include anyone who has completed the same or higher level DofE expedition. • 14 Your overnight accommodation should be camping.

20. 15 Your expedition must be the minimum number of days required for your DofE level. • 16 Your expedition should normally take place between the end of March and the end of October. • 17 Your expedition should be in the recommended environment for your DofE level. • 18 Your must do the minimum hours of planned daily activity for your DofE level. • 19 You should cook and eat a substantial meal each day. • 20 You must create and deliver a presentation after your expedition to complete the section.

21. Route Cards • You need to fill in four completed route cards • Two for the practice (Outgoing and Incoming routes) • Two for the Qualifying expedition • The routes must be completely separate – the only thing similar should be the start point and the ending up at the campsite • All members of the group must carry a route card and will be expected to lead the navigation at some point (especially if the assessor asks them so) • Once your route cards have been completed – please hand them in for checking (to your group supervisor) – they will then get laminated and your route put onto memory map and printed out for you