ABYC Fundamentals Chapter 1
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1. Marine A community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors, commercial mariners and yachts
folk, able-bodied merchant seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
2. Service Working with customers and transforming physical equipment.
3. Technology How things work; basic parts, systems and techniques that keep boats running
safely and dependably.
4. Hull The body of a boat
5. Deck The horizontal surface of a boat. (May be the part you walk on)
6. Gunwale the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
7. Freeboard Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board
8. Waterline Where the hull meets the surface of the water
9. Topsides The sides of the boat between the waterline and the deck.
10. Draft The vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom edge of the keel at its
deepest point
11. Keel Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases
stability in the water. Lowest point
12. Draw Word describing how much water is required by a boat's draft
13. Bottom Section of a boat below the waterline
14. Bow front of a boat
15. Stern back of the boat
16. Stem The furthest point of the boat at the bow
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d3vmrj
1. Marine A community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors, commercial mariners and yachts
folk, able-bodied merchant seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
2. Service Working with customers and transforming physical equipment.
3. Technology How things work; basic parts, systems and techniques that keep boats running
safely and dependably.
4. Hull The body of a boat
5. Deck The horizontal surface of a boat. (May be the part you walk on)
6. Gunwale the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
7. Freeboard Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board
8. Waterline Where the hull meets the surface of the water
9. Topsides The sides of the boat between the waterline and the deck.
10. Draft The vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom edge of the keel at its
deepest point
11. Keel Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases
stability in the water. Lowest point
12. Draw Word describing how much water is required by a boat's draft
13. Bottom Section of a boat below the waterline
14. Bow front of a boat
15. Stern back of the boat
16. Stem The furthest point of the boat at the bow
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