Oregon Boater
Terms
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- admidships
- Center of boat with reference to it length and/or sometimes its width.
- aft
- Toward the stern (back end) of the boat
- beam
- The boat's maximum width
- bow
- forward part of the boat
- draft
- the depth of the boat below the water line measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull
- fore
- to or at the front
- freeboard
- height of boat's side measured from waterline to deck or gunwale
- gunwale
- top, outer edge of boat's hull
- hull
- body of a boat
- motorboat
- any boat propelled by machinery, including, any sailboat under sail and power
- OAR
- Oregon Administrative Rules
- ORS
- Oregon Revised Statute
- personal watercraft (PWC)
- commonly known by brand names such as jet ski, a PWC is a motorboat using a water jet pump as its primary power source.
- port
- side of boat to the left when facing forwaard
- RM
- river mile
- Safe take-off, landing
- Only applicable on certain waterways. To be considered safe under OAR, operation must be accomplished with risk to any swimmers or watercraft within the distance of shoreline specified for applicable waterway. Boats towing skiers may exceed 5 mph only to
- sailboat
- any boat which is under sail alone, including any sailboat equipped with a motor
- Slow-no wake
- leave no wake. Maximum speed limits often are posted at specified Slow-no wake zones. In Slow-no wake zones, boats must travel slowly enough to leave no wake. Operators of boats traveling below a posted maximum speed limit in a no wake zone but leaving a
- starboard
- side of boat to right when facing forward
- towed devices
- devices including, but not limited to, water skis, knee boards, inner tubes, ski biscuits and other devices used by people.
- transom
- aftermost end of a boat
- underway
- boat in motion, technically boat is underway when not moored, at anchor or aground