Boating Exam Chapter 1 2026/2027 | Verified Practice Questions, Answers & Complete Review

Boating Exam - Chapter 1
Boating Exam - Chapter 1
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1. Aft near or at the stern of the boat

2. Beam the width of a boat, also the direction at right angles to the centerline of a vessel

3. Bilge the lowest point of a boat's interior hull

4. Draft the vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel; the minimum
depth of water in which a vessel will float

5. Forward aboard a boat, the direction to the front, to the bow

6. Freeboard the vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale

7. Keel the main structural member of a boat; its backbone; the lateral area beneath the
hull that helps to provide stability and reduce the sideways drift of a boat

8. Waterline the intersection of a boat's hull and the water's surface

9. Hull Body of the Vessel

10. Gunwale Upper edge of a vessel's side

11. Cleat Metal fitting on which a boat can be fastended

12. Back Light All-round white light

13. Transom The cross section of the stern

14. Side Lights Red and Green colored lights

15. Port Left side of the Vessel

16. Bow Front part of the vessel

17. Starboard Right side of the vessel

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