Operation Rising Tide (ORT) is a group of Venturing and Sea Scout Schools including leadership, advancement, socialization, specialty skills, and other knowledge & skill bases associated with Sea Scouting and Venturing Programs. This knowledge & skills base is demonstrated in competitions, contests and challenges that show the application of the knowledge and skills in real and simulated experiences.

The ORT Activity has been presented in different Areas with differing emphasis and venues but all have worked to improve leadership and have a good time doing it. The friendships and relationships between Ships, Venturing Crews, Sea Scouts, Venturers, Venturing Advisors, and Sea Scouters have lasted for years and may last for a lifetime.

The ORT Activity has been a Central Region activity since 1998. When we play the game we play to learn and raise all Ships Venturing Crews, to a higher level of Venturing and Sea Scout knowledge & skills. When we play the game we have fun. We play the game for all to have fun and win the game of life. We play the game for all to learn and enjoy the Venturing and Sea Scout Programs.

The advancement activities & challenges range thorough all of the Sea Scout & Venturing activities, which are requested and supported by advanced registration.