Louisiana Boating Exam
Louisiana Boating Exam
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1. bow front of a boat
2. stern the rear part of a ship
3. starboard the right side of a ship
4. port left side of a vessel
5. hull body of a vessel
6. gunwale the upper edge of the side of a boat
7. cleat metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
8. propeller rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
9. beam maximum width of a vessel
10. Freeboard Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on
board
11. draft depth of water needed to float a vessel
12. keel main centerline of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in
the water
13. hull the frame or body of ship
14. personal watercraft a small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propul-
sion, and is designed to be opperated by a person or persons sitting,
standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
15. length overall Length of the hull excluding any attachments
16. rudder
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Louisiana Boating Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3zqu91
1. bow front of a boat
2. stern the rear part of a ship
3. starboard the right side of a ship
4. port left side of a vessel
5. hull body of a vessel
6. gunwale the upper edge of the side of a boat
7. cleat metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
8. propeller rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
9. beam maximum width of a vessel
10. Freeboard Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on
board
11. draft depth of water needed to float a vessel
12. keel main centerline of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in
the water
13. hull the frame or body of ship
14. personal watercraft a small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propul-
sion, and is designed to be opperated by a person or persons sitting,
standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
15. length overall Length of the hull excluding any attachments
16. rudder
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