9.7 Glossary
Check here the terms and abbreviations used in the manual.
| Term, abbreviation, acronym | Definition |
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ABYC |
American Boat and Yacht Council |
Aft, AFT |
The rear of the boat |
Aftdeck |
Deck area in the rear part of the boat, social area |
AIS |
An automatic identification system (AIS) transponder which automatically provides position, identification and other information about the boat to other ships and to coastal authorities |
Aquatic Invasive Species. Plants, animals or microbes that have been classified as harmful by the ABYC if they spread from a body of water to another body of water. |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute, the main organization supporting the development of technology standards in the United States |
Auxiliary, Aux |
Backup or supplementary equipment, such as auxiliary battery |
Beaufort scale, BFT |
The measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land |
Bilge |
Lowest point of the boat's inner hull |
Black water |
The waste water collected from the toilet. |
Bow |
The front end of the boat |
COLREG |
International regulations for preventing collisions at sea |
Foredeck |
Deck area at the bow of the boat |
GPS |
Global positioning system |
Grey water |
The waste water collected from the sinks in the toilet compartment and wet bar, and from the condensate water of the air conditioning unit. |
Helm station |
Steering station comprising the steering and navigation equipment and the driver's seat |
Hull |
Boat's frame |
ISO |
International Standards Organization, the international standard development organization |
kN |
Kilonewton, unit of force |
kn |
Knot, a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour (1 kn = 1.852 km/h or 1.151 mph) |
kW |
Kilowatt, unit of engine power (1 kW = 1.34 hp) |
MARPOL |
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
NMEA |
National Marine Electronics Association, a combined electrical and data specification for communication between marine electronics such as echo sounder, sonars, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments |
Port |
Left side of the boat when facing the bow |
Starboard, STB |
Right side of the boat when facing the bow |
Saxdor documentation bag |
A satchel including the manufacturer's manuals for the different equipment on the boat |
Transom |
Vertical section at the stern of the boat |
Trim |
The relationship of the boat's bow and stern angle to the water. Also known as attitude. |
VHF |
Very High Frequency radio communication system |