Inflatable - A vessel constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurized gas. On smaller inflatables, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible.
Inflatables
Inflatable boats are very popular with the Coast Guard and marine police agencies, but they are now becoming mainstream boats for recreational boaters too! ...
Inflatable: Craft that has an inflatable structure.
Inland Rules: Rules of the road for vessel operations in harbors, and certain rivers, lakes and inland waterways.
inflatable
Capable of being inflated either with air, as in a life raft or life vest.
inflatable boat
A type of boat with air chambers into which air is pumped either manually or automatically for buoyancy, some having rigid bottoms.
inflatable - A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage.
inflatable - Any watercraft that has an inflatable structure; a craft requiring inflation before it is operational.
Inland Rules - "Rules of the Road"; etiquette for navigating the waters of harbors, rivers and inland waters.
Rigid inflatable
A small inflatable boat that has a solid hull but has buoyancy tubes that are inflated to keep it afloat.
Roaring Forties
A region between 40° South and 50° South where westerly winds circle the earth unobstructed by land.
inflatable
Capable of being inflated. Describes or refers to a PFD, life raft, dinghy, or other floating object whose buoyancy is provided by air inserted by a carbon dioxide cartridge. An automatic inflatable inflates when it goes into the water.
Inflatable boat.
Inshore Fishing Vessel
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An inflatable craft into which the crew of a yacht transfers if the yacht intends to sink.
lifejacket
Buoyant garment. In Britain the name is reserved for one that will turn a person the rightway up. Otherwise its called a buoyancy aid.
The inflatable lifejacket part is wrapped in a comfy bri-nylon sausage around the neck, allowing the wearer full ease of movement.
A 10-foot inflatable, hard-bottom or rigid dinghy with outboard neatly stows from davits cantilevered just behind the cockpit. The whole thing nestles neatly between the hulls.
If it is an inflatable, make sure it is properly inflated and that you have an air pump on the boat. Find or ask where the air intake valve is.
Check the gasoline level in the tank and ask what mixture you should use for refilling it.
Life Raft: An inflatable craft into which the crew of a yacht transfers if the yacht intends to sink.
RIB (rigid inflatable boat)An inflatable boat fitted with a rigid bottom. riggingWire cables, rods, lines, hardware and other equipment that support and control the mast and spars.
It stands for *Rigid Inflatable Boat*. How can it be rigid and inflatable at the same time?
Zodiac
A rubber dinghy. An inflatable craft for the transport of people.
Zone
Area, belt or district extending about a certain point defined for transport and/or charge purpose.
PFD: Our PFDs were CO2 inflatables. The CO2 cartridges could not be shipped by mail or airlines. After we arrived we bought new cartridges in Anacortes.
Different types of PFDs include a near-shore buoyant vest, a flotation aid vest (best used in calm water), an offshore life jacket and a special-use hybrid inflatable device.
Zenith-The point of the celestial sphere which is directly overhead.
Zephyr-A gentle breeze. The west wind.
Zodiac-Trade name for inflatable boat.
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The bowline knot or clove hitch can be used to moor to a ring, and the bowline knot, to moor to a bitt. The boat, even an inflatable boat, must be equipped with fenders to cushion its landing at the dock.
Requirements include an inflatable life-raft to carry the entire crew, buoyancy aids and safety lines for each crew member, at least two life belts, a spare anchor and cable, spare compass, and a complete first aid kit.
Harbor shuttles, also known as "water taxis", may be available to transfer people between the shore and boats moored on buoys. The alternative is a tender such as an inflatable boat.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Lines, Point, Radio
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