Tennessee Boating License QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Bow - ✔✔front of vessel Sterm - ✔✔rear of vessel Starboard - ✔✔right side Port - ✔✔left
side Hull - ✔✔body of vessel Gunwale - ✔✔upper edge of vessel's side Cleat - ✔✔metal
fitting to fasten rope Propeller - ✔✔rotates and powers boat Beam - ✔✔width of vessel
Freeboard - ✔✔distance from water to the lowest point of a boat Draft - ✔✔depth of water
needed to float a vessel Keel - ✔✔extension of the hull that increases stability
Displacement Hull - ✔✔a hull that moves through the water by moving water aside, cut
through the water with little propulsion Generally sailboats Planing Hull - ✔✔a hull that
rises up and glides on top of the water Generally power boats and PWCs Flat Bottom Hull -
✔✔shallow draft, good for fishing in lakes and rivers Deep Vee Hull - ✔✔give smoother ride
in rough water, requires more power to plane Round Bottom Hull - ✔✔Typical
displacement hull, moves easy even at slow speeds but can roll without a deep keel Multi-
Hull - ✔✔displacement hull, great stability because of large beam Catamaran Length
Class A - ✔✔less than 16 feet Length Class 1 - ✔✔16 feet - less than 26 feet Length Class 2
- ✔✔26 feet - less than 40 feet Length Class 3 - ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet Outboard
Engine - ✔✔more power per pound of weight than inboard, generally 4 stroke Tiller -
✔✔lever used to turn a rudder Transom - ✔✔Surface at the back of the hull Inboard Engine
- ✔✔automotive engine adapted for marine use, engine turns drive shaft which turns
propeller Stern Drive (Inboard/Outboard) - ✔✔outdrive is attached to the engine which is
inside the boat Jet Drive - ✔✔Generally found in PWCs, force jet of water out the back
Intake - ✔✔opening in the hull that draws water to the impeller Intake Grate - ✔✔screening
cover over the intake which prevents large debris from entering Drive Shaft - ✔✔stem
connection between the motor and the impeller Steering Nozzle - ✔✔Device used for
directing the stream of water which steers the PWC Halyards - ✔✔lines used to raise and
lower sails Sheets - ✔✔lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind Swamp -
✔✔to fill with water Capsize - ✔✔to turn on the side or turn completely over How to
calculate number of people per boat - ✔✔Number of people = (boat length x boat width)/
15 Float Plan - ✔✔telling someone when and where you are going on the water Bilge -
✔✔lowest part of the vessel where the sides of the hull curve to form the bottom Coupler -
✔✔the part of the trailer that attaches to the ball hitch on the towing vehicle Bunks -
✔✔wooden supports the vessel rests on while on the trailer Give-way Vessel - ✔✔the
vessel that is required to take early and substantial action to avoid another boat Stand-on
SOLUTIONS
Bow - ✔✔front of vessel Sterm - ✔✔rear of vessel Starboard - ✔✔right side Port - ✔✔left
side Hull - ✔✔body of vessel Gunwale - ✔✔upper edge of vessel's side Cleat - ✔✔metal
fitting to fasten rope Propeller - ✔✔rotates and powers boat Beam - ✔✔width of vessel
Freeboard - ✔✔distance from water to the lowest point of a boat Draft - ✔✔depth of water
needed to float a vessel Keel - ✔✔extension of the hull that increases stability
Displacement Hull - ✔✔a hull that moves through the water by moving water aside, cut
through the water with little propulsion Generally sailboats Planing Hull - ✔✔a hull that
rises up and glides on top of the water Generally power boats and PWCs Flat Bottom Hull -
✔✔shallow draft, good for fishing in lakes and rivers Deep Vee Hull - ✔✔give smoother ride
in rough water, requires more power to plane Round Bottom Hull - ✔✔Typical
displacement hull, moves easy even at slow speeds but can roll without a deep keel Multi-
Hull - ✔✔displacement hull, great stability because of large beam Catamaran Length
Class A - ✔✔less than 16 feet Length Class 1 - ✔✔16 feet - less than 26 feet Length Class 2
- ✔✔26 feet - less than 40 feet Length Class 3 - ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet Outboard
Engine - ✔✔more power per pound of weight than inboard, generally 4 stroke Tiller -
✔✔lever used to turn a rudder Transom - ✔✔Surface at the back of the hull Inboard Engine
- ✔✔automotive engine adapted for marine use, engine turns drive shaft which turns
propeller Stern Drive (Inboard/Outboard) - ✔✔outdrive is attached to the engine which is
inside the boat Jet Drive - ✔✔Generally found in PWCs, force jet of water out the back
Intake - ✔✔opening in the hull that draws water to the impeller Intake Grate - ✔✔screening
cover over the intake which prevents large debris from entering Drive Shaft - ✔✔stem
connection between the motor and the impeller Steering Nozzle - ✔✔Device used for
directing the stream of water which steers the PWC Halyards - ✔✔lines used to raise and
lower sails Sheets - ✔✔lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind Swamp -
✔✔to fill with water Capsize - ✔✔to turn on the side or turn completely over How to
calculate number of people per boat - ✔✔Number of people = (boat length x boat width)/
15 Float Plan - ✔✔telling someone when and where you are going on the water Bilge -
✔✔lowest part of the vessel where the sides of the hull curve to form the bottom Coupler -
✔✔the part of the trailer that attaches to the ball hitch on the towing vehicle Bunks -
✔✔wooden supports the vessel rests on while on the trailer Give-way Vessel - ✔✔the
vessel that is required to take early and substantial action to avoid another boat Stand-on
