Naval Terminology

The front of a boat is called

• Stern

• Bow

• Heads

• Port

The back of the boat is called

• Bow

• Starboard

• Stern

• Hull

The right side of the boat

• Port

• Aft

• right

• Starboard

Wake

• The distance from the waterline to the deck of a pleasure craft

• disturbed water around and behind a moving pleasure craft

• A warning issues by the Government of Canada

• The waterline at the recommended maximum gross load capacity

Give-way vessel

• A vessel under sail that is not using propelling machinery

• A vessel that is used for pleasure and does not carry passengers

• The vessel which has the right of way

• A vessel that is required by the Collision Regulations to keep out of the way of another vessel

The port side of a boat is...

• Right

• Left

• the side closest to land

• where the ladder is kept