Illustrations
Section 1
1-1 Parts of a powerboat 2
1-2 Directions on a boat 3
1-3 Dimensions of a boat 3
1-4 Keel and centerboard hulls 4
1-5 Parts of a typical sailboat 4
1-6 Typical sailboat rigging 5
1-7 Parts of a typical canoe and kayak 6
1-8 Displacement hull 7
1-9 Planing hull 7
1-10 Round bottom boat 8
1-11 Flat bottom oat 8
1-12 V-bottom boat 8
1-13 Deep V boat 8
1-14 Cataraman twin-hulled boat 8
1-15 Cathedral hull boat with three mini-hulls 8
1-16 Powerboats steer from the back 9
1-17 Sailboat pivot point 9
1-18 Rudder steering a boat 10
1-19 Directed thrust 10
1-20 View of an inboard engine 11
1-21 Outboard motor 11
1-22 Cutaway view of a stern drive 11
1-23 Cutaway view of a jet drive 11
1-24 Clamshell device 11
1-25 Kayak 12
1-26 Canoe 12
1-27 Rigid inflatable boat (RIB) 12
1-28 Rowboat and dinghy 12
1-29 Skiff and jon boat 13
1-30 Personal watercraft 13
1-31 Jet boats 13
1-32 Runabouts and bowriders 14
1-33 Walkaround and center console boats 14
1-34 Deck boat 14
1-35 Cuddies and cruisers 15
1-36 Sport Fishermen 15
1-37 Trawlers 15
1-38 Bass boats 16
1-39 Pontoon boats 16
1-40 Houseboats 16
1-40a Paddleboard 16
1-41 Catboats 17
1-42 Sloop 17
1-43 Ketch 17
1-44 Yawls 17
1-45 Schooners 18
1-46 Motorsailers 18
1-47 Multihulls 18
1-48 Lateen Rig 18
Section 2
2-1 Federal groupings of recreational boats 19
2-2 Life jacket labeling standard revisions 20
2-3 Boating is fun and WEAR IT 21
2-4 Read the life jacket label, confirm design 21
for the type of boating you intend
2-5 Teach your children to properly wear a life jacket 24
2-6 A father adjusting his daughter’s life jacket 24
2-7 Fire extinguisher types A, B, and C 26
2-8 Portable dry chemical fire extinguishers 26
2-9 Fixed engine compartment fire extinguishers 27
2-10 Locations requiring VDS 29
2-11 Pyrotechnic distress signals 29
2-12 Non-pyrotechnic distress signals 29
2-13 Proper way to hold a flare 31
2-14 Using a pistol flare 31
2-15 Daytime arm wave 31
2-16a Rule 37 distress signals 32
2-16b Rule 37—Inland only high-intensity light 32
2-17 Typical sound-producing devices 32
Section 3
3-1 Checking the boat’s condition 34
3-2 Moor your boat securely to the fuel dock 36
3-3 Check for gasoline vapors 36
3-4 Check the weather forecast 36
3-5 Favorable sea conditions 37
3-6 Sample float plan 37
3-7 Double-check your equipment 37
3-8 Properly Loaded Boat 38
3-9 Wearing Life Jackets 38
3-10 Running blowers 38
3-11 Leaving with wind or current off the dock 40
3-12 Leaving with wind from astern 40
3-13 Leaving with wind on the dock 40
3-14 Docking with wind or current ahead and 41
docking with wind or current behind
3-15 Docking with wind or current off the pier 42
3-16 Docking with wind toward the pier 42