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Terms in this set (382)
Left side of a boat/vessel Port
Front of a boat Bow
What color lights are the Red and green
sidelights?
Color of all-round light White
Rear of a boat/vessel Stern
Right side of a boat/vessel Starboard
Body of a vessel/boat Hull
Upper edge of a Gunwale
vessel/boats side
Metal fitting on which a Cleat
rope can be fastened
Rotates and powers a Propeller
boat foward and
backward
Maximum width of a Beam
vessel
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Distance from water to Freeboard
lowest point of the boat
where water could come
on board
Depth of water needed to Draft
float a vessel
Main centerline Keel
(backbone) of a vessel or
the extension of hull that
increases stability in the
water
A small vessel that uses an Personal Watercrafts (PWCs)
inboard jet drive as its
primary source of
propulsion
Lever used to turn a Tiller
rudder to steer a boat
Vertical surface at the Transom
back of the hull
means of controlling the Steering control
steering nozzle
Short cord for attaching
the ignition safety switch
to the operators wrist or
personal flotation device
If the wind or current direction is toward the dock,
Stern Line (Review Page 10
you should cast off the ___________________________ first when
Docking)
leaving the dock.
This vessel is required to take early and substantial
The Give-way Vessel action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down,
or changing course.
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must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes
The Stand-on vessel apparent the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate
action.
You are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet
Keep to the Right when...
another powerboat or PWC head-on
"Traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their
Buoys and markers
course.
Phrase that reminds vessels of the correct course in
Red, Right, Return
the lateral system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.
A good rule of thumb is 7-10 times the depth of the
Anchor Line Length
water.
Stern (In regards to the Never anchor from the ___________________ of the vessel as
anchor) that can make the vessel unstable.
To maintain steering Don't allow the engine to return to idle or shut off
control of a PWC
Most common complaints Wake jumping and riding to close
against PWC operators
PWC operators should Courtesy to other boaters and people on shore.
vary their operating area
as a...
Emergency Ignition Safety Safety device that shuts the engine off if the operator
Switch is thrown from the proper operating position
Avoid propeller strike making sure the engine is shut off when passengers
accidents by... are boarding or disembarking a boat
Three Major Practice good seamanship
Responsibilities of the Keep a proper lookout
Operator Maintain a safe speed
Every kind of watercraft capable of being used as a
Vessel
means of transportation on water, including seaplanes
Any vessel propelled by machinery, including a
Power-driven vessel
sailboat using an engine
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Sailing vessel Any vessel under sail and with no engine in use
Underway No anchored, tied to shore, or aground
Any situation where an approaching vessel continues
Risk of collision on a collision course or anytime you are approaching
a very large vessel
if the wind or current Stern line
direction is toward the
dock, which line should
you first cast off when
leaving the dock
The ________________ is required give way vessel
to take early and
substantial action to avoid
a collision by stopping,
slowing down, or
changing course
The stand on vessel must it must maintain its course and speed unless the
do what unless what giveaway vessel is not taking appropriate action
if you are driving a power right side
boat or PWC and meet
another power boat or
PWC head-on, you should
keep to which side
True or false-if you are False
overtaking another vessel,
you are the stand on
vessel
True or false-if you see a false
red and a white light
ahead when boating at
night you should maintain
course and speed
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Terms in this set (382)
Left side of a boat/vessel Port
Front of a boat Bow
What color lights are the Red and green
sidelights?
Color of all-round light White
Rear of a boat/vessel Stern
Right side of a boat/vessel Starboard
Body of a vessel/boat Hull
Upper edge of a Gunwale
vessel/boats side
Metal fitting on which a Cleat
rope can be fastened
Rotates and powers a Propeller
boat foward and
backward
Maximum width of a Beam
vessel
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Distance from water to Freeboard
lowest point of the boat
where water could come
on board
Depth of water needed to Draft
float a vessel
Main centerline Keel
(backbone) of a vessel or
the extension of hull that
increases stability in the
water
A small vessel that uses an Personal Watercrafts (PWCs)
inboard jet drive as its
primary source of
propulsion
Lever used to turn a Tiller
rudder to steer a boat
Vertical surface at the Transom
back of the hull
means of controlling the Steering control
steering nozzle
Short cord for attaching
the ignition safety switch
to the operators wrist or
personal flotation device
If the wind or current direction is toward the dock,
Stern Line (Review Page 10
you should cast off the ___________________________ first when
Docking)
leaving the dock.
This vessel is required to take early and substantial
The Give-way Vessel action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down,
or changing course.
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must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes
The Stand-on vessel apparent the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate
action.
You are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet
Keep to the Right when...
another powerboat or PWC head-on
"Traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their
Buoys and markers
course.
Phrase that reminds vessels of the correct course in
Red, Right, Return
the lateral system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.
A good rule of thumb is 7-10 times the depth of the
Anchor Line Length
water.
Stern (In regards to the Never anchor from the ___________________ of the vessel as
anchor) that can make the vessel unstable.
To maintain steering Don't allow the engine to return to idle or shut off
control of a PWC
Most common complaints Wake jumping and riding to close
against PWC operators
PWC operators should Courtesy to other boaters and people on shore.
vary their operating area
as a...
Emergency Ignition Safety Safety device that shuts the engine off if the operator
Switch is thrown from the proper operating position
Avoid propeller strike making sure the engine is shut off when passengers
accidents by... are boarding or disembarking a boat
Three Major Practice good seamanship
Responsibilities of the Keep a proper lookout
Operator Maintain a safe speed
Every kind of watercraft capable of being used as a
Vessel
means of transportation on water, including seaplanes
Any vessel propelled by machinery, including a
Power-driven vessel
sailboat using an engine
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Sailing vessel Any vessel under sail and with no engine in use
Underway No anchored, tied to shore, or aground
Any situation where an approaching vessel continues
Risk of collision on a collision course or anytime you are approaching
a very large vessel
if the wind or current Stern line
direction is toward the
dock, which line should
you first cast off when
leaving the dock
The ________________ is required give way vessel
to take early and
substantial action to avoid
a collision by stopping,
slowing down, or
changing course
The stand on vessel must it must maintain its course and speed unless the
do what unless what giveaway vessel is not taking appropriate action
if you are driving a power right side
boat or PWC and meet
another power boat or
PWC head-on, you should
keep to which side
True or false-if you are False
overtaking another vessel,
you are the stand on
vessel
True or false-if you see a false
red and a white light
ahead when boating at
night you should maintain
course and speed
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