navigable water
Water of sufficient depth to allow a boat to travel through it.
navigation ...
Non-navigable waters under sole-state jurisdiction are not included. The demarcation lines are set out in Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 80.
Chart - Map of navigable waters
Chart - Navigational maps showing water depth and ATON’s. Don’t call a chart a map
Chart Scale - 50,000 to 1 = large scale 500,000 to 1 = small scale ...
Chart - map of navigable waters.
Chine walk- Dangerously uncontrolled, side to side motion
associated with high speed operation
Cockpit - outside sitting area in a boat.
Cubic Inch Displacement (CID)- Speed
Current - horizontal movement on water.
Maintenance: dredging to deepen or maintain navigable waterways or channels which are threatened to become silted with the passage of time, due to sedimented sand and mud, possibly making them too shallow for navigation.
Vessels of five net tons or more used in fishing activities on navigable waters of the US or in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), or used in coastwise trade must be documented unless the vessel is exempt from documentation.
To pull a grounded boat into navigable water using an anchor.
keel
A fin under a sailboat's hull providing weight for stability and lateral resistance to leeway. It consists largely of ballast.
Used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. (one fathom is 6 feet)
Foot - The lower edge of a sail
Forward - Toward the bow or front of the boat ...
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of oil or oily waste upon or into any navigable waters of the U.S.
The general information block of the chart shows the chart title, usually the name of the navigable water in the covered area (Tampa Bay), the type of projection and the unit of measurement (1:40,000, Soundings in Feet).
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - Electronic system commonly used to prevent collisions in inland navigable waterways.
COMBI - Combination passenger/cargo vessel; a vessel specifically designed to carry both containers and conventional cargoes.
Pier - A structure extending into navigable water, used as a landing place or promenade. A pier is not a dock.
Isolated Danger Mark This mark is placed near an isolated danger with navigable water all around. It is infrequently used in the US.
(h) The term "vessel constrained by her draught" means a power-driven vessel which, because of her draught in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water, ...
 See also: Boat, Line, Feet, Top, Nautical
  
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