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TERM EXPLANATION
MASTER DISCONNECT
SWITCHES
Switches located in the engine room that turn ON or cut OFF the ow of electricity to
various locations on the yacht
MOORING An arrangement for securing a boat to an anchored buoy or pier
NAVIGATION LIGHTS A set of red, green and white lights which all vessels must illuminate between dusk and
dawn
PORT Standing in AFT, facing forward, PORT is the left side of a boat
PORTHOLE Circular window used on the hull to admit light and air
RULES OF THE ROAD The nautical trafc rules for preventing collisions on the water
SALON The main social cabin on a vessel, usually the largest area
SEACOCK A shut-off valve on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel’s interior and the sea
SHORE POWER Alternating electrical current power that is generated from shore
SOLE Floor within the living area of the vessel
STARBOARD Standing in AFT, facing forward, the right side of the vessel
STATEROOM The sleeping quarters onboard
STERN The back of a boat
TRANSOM Vertical hull structure at the extreme AFT of the vessel
TRIM FORE and AFT Angle of the vessel as it relates to the level with the world
UNDERWAY Movement; usually referring to a vessel proceeding forward
WATERLINE The line of the water on the hull when the vessel is aoat
WINDLASS A device used to raise and lower the anchor
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