ABYC Fundamentals Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
Marine
A community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors, commercial mariners and yachts folk, able-bodied merchant seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
Service
Working with customers and transforming physical equipment.
Technolog...
Marine - answerA community of seafarers: fishermen and sailors, commercial mariners
and yachts folk, able-bodied merchant seamen and commissioned Navy commanders.
Service - answerWorking with customers and transforming physical equipment.
Technology - answerHow things work; basic parts, systems and techniques that keep
boats running safely and dependably.
Hull - answerThe body of a boat
Deck - answerThe horizontal surface of a boat. (May be the part you walk on)
Gunwale - answerthe upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
Freeboard - answerDistance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could
come on board
Waterline - answerWhere the hull meets the surface of the water
Topsides - answerThe sides of the boat between the waterline and the deck.
Draft - answerThe vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom edge of the
keel at its deepest point
Keel - answerMain centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that
increases stability in the water. Lowest point
Draw - answerWord describing how much water is required by a boat's draft
Bottom - answerSection of a boat below the waterline
Bow - answerfront of a boat
Stern - answerback of the boat
Stem - answerThe furthest point of the boat at the bow
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