Privileged Vessel
Former term for the vessel with the right-of-way.
Propeller
Wheel or screw. Mechanism that pushes water aft to propel
the boat.
Rules of the Road
The nautical traffic rules for preventing collisions on the water.
Scope
The length of the anchor rope or chain. 6 to 1 scope means
that the length of the anchor rope from the boat to the anchor
is 6 times the depth of the water.
Scupper
A hole allowing water to run off the deck.
Seacock
A through-hull valve, a shutoff on a plumbing or drain pipe
between the vessels interior and the sea.
Stand-On Vessel
The vessel with the right-of-way.
Starboard
The right side of a boat when you are facing the bow.
Stern
The after end or back of the bow.
Transom
The transverse planking which forms the after end of a small,
square-ended boat. (Outboard motors are usually attached to
a transom.)
Trim
To arrange weights in a vessel in such a manner as to obtain
desired draft at bow and stern.
Underway
Vessel in motion, i.e., when not moored, at anchor or
aground.
USCG
United State Coast Guard
USPS
United States Power Squadron, a private membership
organization that specializes in boating education and good
boating practices.
Vessel
Every kind of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water,
capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
VHF Radio
A Very High Frequency electronic communications and
direction finding system.
Wake
Moving waves, created by vessel motion. Track or path that a
boat leaves behind it, when moving across the water.
Way or Underway
Movement of a vessel through the water. Technically it is
underway when not at anchor, aground, or made fast to the
shore. The common usage is interpreted as progress through
the water. Headway when going forward and Sternway when
it is going backwards.
Whistle Signal
A standard communication signal between boats, to indicate
change of course, danger or other situations.
Windward
Situated on the side closest to the wind. (Opposite of
leeward.)
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