MO boating test Unit 1
Bow - ANSFront of a vessel
Stern - ANSRear of a vessel
Starboard - ANSRight side of a vessel
Port - ANSLeft side of a vessel
Gunwale - ANSUpper edge of vessel's side (generally pronounced "gunnel")
Cleat - ANSMetal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Beam - ANSMaximum width of a vessel
Freedboard - ANSDistance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on
board
Draft - ANSDepth of water needed to float a vessel
Propeller - ANSRotates and powers a boat forward or backward
Keel - ANSMain centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability
in the water
Hull - ANSBody of a vessel; basic structure or shell
Displacement Hull - ANSMade to let a boat move through the water by pushing the water aside
and to cut the water with very little propulsion
Planning Hull - ANSDesigned to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is
supplied
Personal Watercraft (PWCs) - ANSA small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary
source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or
kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
Dispacement Mode - ANSA planing hull, when operated at very slow speeds, will cut through
the water like a displacement hull.
Bow - ANSFront of a vessel
Stern - ANSRear of a vessel
Starboard - ANSRight side of a vessel
Port - ANSLeft side of a vessel
Gunwale - ANSUpper edge of vessel's side (generally pronounced "gunnel")
Cleat - ANSMetal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Beam - ANSMaximum width of a vessel
Freedboard - ANSDistance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on
board
Draft - ANSDepth of water needed to float a vessel
Propeller - ANSRotates and powers a boat forward or backward
Keel - ANSMain centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability
in the water
Hull - ANSBody of a vessel; basic structure or shell
Displacement Hull - ANSMade to let a boat move through the water by pushing the water aside
and to cut the water with very little propulsion
Planning Hull - ANSDesigned to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is
supplied
Personal Watercraft (PWCs) - ANSA small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary
source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or
kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
Dispacement Mode - ANSA planing hull, when operated at very slow speeds, will cut through
the water like a displacement hull.
