CHAPTER 1 TERMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Hull - Correct Answers_The watertight
structural shell of a boat.
Deck - Correct Answers_The generally
horizontal surface that encloses the top of
the hull.
Cockpit - Correct Answers_The area of the
boat, usually recessed into the deck, from
which the boat is steered and sailed
Transom - Correct Answers_The flat surface
that closes the hull at the stern
Bow - Correct Answers_The forward part of the
boat
Stern - Correct Answers_The aft part of the
boat
, Rudder - Correct Answers_The movable appendage
attached to a boat under the water and with
which it can be steered
Helm - Correct Answers_The tiller or wheel
with which the boat is steered
Stanchion - Correct Answers_A metal post that
supports lifelines
Lifeline - Correct Answers_A wire supported on
stanchions around the perimeter of the deck
to prevent crew from falling overboard
Pulpit - Correct Answers_A guardrail at the
bow or stern of a boat to which the lifelines
are connected
Mast - Correct Answers_(Rig) A fixed vertical
spar that holds up a sail or sails
Boom - Correct Answers_(Rig) The spar that
supports the foot of the mainsail