BOATING EXAM - CHAPTER 1 DEFINATIONS OF TERMS #6
Aft - correct answer near or at the stern of the boat
Beam - correct answer the width of a boat, also the direction at right angles to the
centerline of a vessel
Bilge - correct answer the lowest point of a boat's interior hull
Draft - correct answer the vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the
keel; the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float
Forward - correct answer aboard a boat, the direction to the front, to the bow
Freeboard - correct answer the vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale
Keel - correct answer the main structural member of a boat; its backbone; the lateral
area beneath the hull that helps to provide stability and reduce the sideways drift of a
boat
Waterline - correct answer the intersection of a boat's hull and the water's surface
Hull - correct answer Body of the Vessel
Gunwale - correct answer Upper edge of a vessel's side
Cleat - correct answer Metal fitting on which a boat can be fastended
Back Light - correct answer All-round white light
Transom - correct answer The cross section of the stern
Side Lights - correct answer Red and Green colored lights
Port - correct answer Left side of the Vessel
Bow - correct answer Front part of the vessel
Starboard - correct answer Right side of the vessel
Stern - correct answer Back of the vessel
Class A Vessels - correct answer A boat less then 16 feet
Class 1 Vessels - correct answer A boat that is from 16 to less than 26 feet long
Aft - correct answer near or at the stern of the boat
Beam - correct answer the width of a boat, also the direction at right angles to the
centerline of a vessel
Bilge - correct answer the lowest point of a boat's interior hull
Draft - correct answer the vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the
keel; the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float
Forward - correct answer aboard a boat, the direction to the front, to the bow
Freeboard - correct answer the vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale
Keel - correct answer the main structural member of a boat; its backbone; the lateral
area beneath the hull that helps to provide stability and reduce the sideways drift of a
boat
Waterline - correct answer the intersection of a boat's hull and the water's surface
Hull - correct answer Body of the Vessel
Gunwale - correct answer Upper edge of a vessel's side
Cleat - correct answer Metal fitting on which a boat can be fastended
Back Light - correct answer All-round white light
Transom - correct answer The cross section of the stern
Side Lights - correct answer Red and Green colored lights
Port - correct answer Left side of the Vessel
Bow - correct answer Front part of the vessel
Starboard - correct answer Right side of the vessel
Stern - correct answer Back of the vessel
Class A Vessels - correct answer A boat less then 16 feet
Class 1 Vessels - correct answer A boat that is from 16 to less than 26 feet long
