Boating license vocabulary Flashcards
toward the stern
astern
the lower internal part of the boats hull
bilge
imaginary line or mid section of the boat
beam
the forward part or front of the boat
now
gives maximum weight capacity and horsepower rating
capacity plate
to change course or tack in a sailboat
come about
type of hull that plows through water
displacement hull
the depth of the vessel below the waterline
draft
used to distinguish the forward part of the boat
fore
toward or below
forward
the vertical distance on a boats side from the waterline to the gunwale
freeboard
the obvious action to avoid a collision
give-way-vessel
the upper edge of the boat
gunwale
the wheel or the tiller by which the ship is steered
helm
the body of the boat
hull
a physical condition where the body loses hear faster than in can produce
hypothermia
backbone member of the boats hull
keel
situated on the side turned away from the wind
leeward
the amount a boat is carried sideways by the winds force or current
leeway
a mark or permanent line on a compass that shows the course of the boat
lumbers line
making progress through the water
making way
any watercraft 65’ or less in length propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion
motor boat
type of hull that lifts out of the water at a high speed
planning hull
the left side of a boat when you are facing the bow
port
the length of the rope or chain of an anchor
scope
required action if the give way vessel doesn’t take early enough action
stand on vessel
the right side of a boat when you facing the bow
starboard
the after end or back of the boat
stern
rise and fall of water caused by gravity
tide
square end of a boat
transom
to arrange weights in a vessel
trim
vessels waves created by the vessels motion
wake
moving of vessel through the water
way
situated to the side closest to the wind
windward
describing the after section of the vessel, or rear of the amidship and near the stern
aft
