ABYC Fundamentals Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Marine -
correct answer ✅A community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors,
commercial mariners and yachts folk, able-bodied merchant
seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
Service -
correct answer ✅Working with customers and transforming
physical equipment.
Technology -
correct answer ✅How things work; basic parts, systems and
techniques that keep boats running safely and dependably.
Hull -
correct answer ✅The body of a boat
Deck -
correct answer ✅The horizontal surface of a boat. (May be the
part you walk on)
Gunwale -
correct answer ✅the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
, ABYC Fundamentals Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Freeboard -
correct answer ✅Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board
Waterline -
correct answer ✅Where the hull meets the surface of the water
Topsides -
correct answer ✅The sides of the boat between the waterline and
the deck.
Draft -
correct answer ✅The vertical distance between the waterline and
the bottom edge of the keel at its deepest point
Keel -
correct answer ✅Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the
extension of hull that increases stability in the water. Lowest point
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Marine -
correct answer ✅A community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors,
commercial mariners and yachts folk, able-bodied merchant
seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
Service -
correct answer ✅Working with customers and transforming
physical equipment.
Technology -
correct answer ✅How things work; basic parts, systems and
techniques that keep boats running safely and dependably.
Hull -
correct answer ✅The body of a boat
Deck -
correct answer ✅The horizontal surface of a boat. (May be the
part you walk on)
Gunwale -
correct answer ✅the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
, ABYC Fundamentals Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Freeboard -
correct answer ✅Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board
Waterline -
correct answer ✅Where the hull meets the surface of the water
Topsides -
correct answer ✅The sides of the boat between the waterline and
the deck.
Draft -
correct answer ✅The vertical distance between the waterline and
the bottom edge of the keel at its deepest point
Keel -
correct answer ✅Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the
extension of hull that increases stability in the water. Lowest point
