Alabama Boating Manual 2024/2025
Bow - front of the vessel
Starboard - right side of the vessel
Stern - rear of the vessel
Cleat - metal fitting on which rope can be fastened
Port - left side
Gunwale - upper edge of vesselsside
Hull - body of a vessel
Red and green sidelights - located on front
All-around white light - located on back
Types of boat hulls - displacement and planing
Displacement hulls - move through water with very little propulsion, round bodied
hull
Planning hull - rise and glide on top of the water, flat-bottomed, and vee-bottomed
hull
Outboards - have more power per pound of weight than do in inboard engines
Inboards - have automatic engines adapted to operate in marine environment
Stern Drives - combine inboard/outboard engine designs
Types of engines - Outboards, inboards, stern drives, and jet drives
Length classes - Class A: Less then 16 ft, Class 1: 16-25 ft, Class 2: 26-39 ft, Class 3: 40-
64 ft
Jet Drives - Force jet of water out of back, used by personal watercraft
Personal Watercraft - A small vessel with inboard jet drive less then 16 ft
Safety Lanyard - Attaches ignition safety switch to the operator's wrist of life jacket
Bow - front of the vessel
Starboard - right side of the vessel
Stern - rear of the vessel
Cleat - metal fitting on which rope can be fastened
Port - left side
Gunwale - upper edge of vesselsside
Hull - body of a vessel
Red and green sidelights - located on front
All-around white light - located on back
Types of boat hulls - displacement and planing
Displacement hulls - move through water with very little propulsion, round bodied
hull
Planning hull - rise and glide on top of the water, flat-bottomed, and vee-bottomed
hull
Outboards - have more power per pound of weight than do in inboard engines
Inboards - have automatic engines adapted to operate in marine environment
Stern Drives - combine inboard/outboard engine designs
Types of engines - Outboards, inboards, stern drives, and jet drives
Length classes - Class A: Less then 16 ft, Class 1: 16-25 ft, Class 2: 26-39 ft, Class 3: 40-
64 ft
Jet Drives - Force jet of water out of back, used by personal watercraft
Personal Watercraft - A small vessel with inboard jet drive less then 16 ft
Safety Lanyard - Attaches ignition safety switch to the operator's wrist of life jacket
