Bow - front of the vessel

Starboard - right side of the vessel

Stern - rear of the vessel

Cleat - metal fitting on which rope can be fastened

Port - left side

Gunwale - upper edge of vesselsside

Hull - body of a vessel

Red and green sidelights - located on front

All-around white light - located on back

Types of boat hulls - displacement and planing

Displacement hulls - move through water with very little propulsion, round bodied hull

Planning hull - rise and glide on top of the water, flat-bottomed, and vee-bottomed hull

Outboards - have more power per pound of weight than do in inboard engines

Inboards - have automatic engines adapted to operate in marine environment

Stern Drives - combine inboard/outboard engine designs

Types of engines - Outboards, inboards, stern drives, and jet drives

Length classes - Class A: Less then 16 ft, Class 1: 16-25 ft, Class 2: 26-39 ft, Class 3: 40-64 ft

Jet Drives - Force jet of water out of back, used by personal watercraft

Personal Watercraft - A small vessel with inboard jet drive less then 16 ft