The Tour Plan

Effective March 1, 2011 what are currently known as local and national tour permits will be superseded by what will be called the “tour plan.”  *The online tour permit system will be suspended. 

Here is the definition of the tour plan in the Language of Scouting:  “Units complete this form when planning for local, national, or international adventure.  The plan helps ensure the unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.”

What’s different?

  1. The council is the reviewer of all tour plans; there is no regional review required.
  2. The tour plan consists of a tour planning worksheet to be completed by the unit/contingent.  It is retained by the council and a tour plan is returned to the unit after the processing.
  3. It’s on standard 8.5 x11-inch paper
  4. There is a 21 day advance notice requested for units to submit the plan for review.
  5. A single point of contact (not on the tour) for council use is included.
  6. Defined reasons/times when a tour plan must be submitted for council review:
    1. Trips of 500 miles or more
    2. Trips outside of the council borders not to a council-owned property
    3. Trips t any national high-adventure base, national Scout Jamboree, National Order of Arrow conference, or regionally sponsored event
    4. When conduction the following activities outside of council or district events:

                                                  

  i.     Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, floating, scuba, etc.)

                                                  ii.     Climbing and repelling

                                                iii.     Orientation flights (process flying plan)

                                                iv.     Shooting sports

                                                  v.     Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program (snowmobiles, boating, etc.)

What is not changed?

Requirements for qualified supervision, training, insurance, etc., remain unchanged- for example, CPR and Wilderness First Aid requirements for high-adventure camps.

The tour planning worksheet is available for download. Complete and submit to Kristine at kristine.hudson@scouting.org.

 

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