Raft

raft - A small flat boat, usually inflatable.
rail - The edge of a boat's deck.
rake - A measurement of the top of the mast's tilt toward the bow or the stern.

Raft
1) A small flat boat, usually inflatable. 2) To moor with more than one boat tied together, usually using only one boat's anchor and rode.
Rail
The edge of a boat's deck.

Life Raft: A small survival craft, usually inflatable.
Lights: Lighthouses or beacons; fixed aids to navigation that are equipped with light sources having certain prescribed characteristics.

Life raft
An emergency raft used in case of serious problems to the parent vessel, such as sinking.

life raft - A small survival craft, which may be inflatable.
light eye - A bright white look in the sky above the horizon, sometimes suggesting that a breeze may be expected from such a quarter.

Life Raft: An inflatable craft into which the crew of a yacht transfers if the yacht intends to sink.

raft up
To tie boats side by side when one or more of them are at anchor.
rail ...

A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage.
inland
Away from large bodies of water, surrounded by land. See offshore.

Next to the raft, and to be counted in direct descent from it, comes the whole class of flat-bottomed boats including punts and lighters.

Leaving the Raft
Start your engine and make sure that it is up to operating temperature.
Release your spring lines first and make sure they are on the cabin top or stowed as you to not want them to fall overboard and foul the prop! ...

Life Raft - A raft used in case of emergencies, such as sinking or fire.
Life Vest - A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

Inflatable A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage. Keel A flat surface built into the bottom of the boat to reduce the leeway caused by the wind pushing against the side of the boat.

RAFT, LIFE A frame work fitted with air chambers to support a number of people in case of accidents. Carried on deck and light enough to be handled without mechanical means. RAIL The upper edge of the bulwarks.

PAINTER: The line which secures a dinghy or life raft from it’s bow.
PAY OUT: To ease out a line, or let it run in a controlled manner.
PENNANT (sometimes PENDANT): The line by which a boat is made fast to a mooring buoy.

I like the life raft locker on the aft deck, it is accessible in a hurry and keeps the raft out of the weather. There is also a convenient wet locker on the aft deck, just in case you are really thirsty after your afternoon swim.

If you have no sea anchor with you, rig some sort of a raft with oars, boathook and sails, the latter lashed securely to the spars. Make a line fast to this raft and pay out about twenty fathoms and let the boat ride to it as to an anchor.

The next series of questions are called "amplifying information": boat description; any medical emergencies onboard; "on-scene weather"; what emergency supplies are on board; is there: a life raft, EPIRP, flares, lifejackets, food and water.

If you venture into rough seas or cold water, you should have a life raft that is capable of offering you and your crew complete protection from the water, not just a way to hang on until help comes.

inflatableCapable of being inflated either with air, as in a life raft or life vest. inflatable boatA type of boat with air chambers into which air is pumped either manually or automatically for buoyancy, some having rigid bottoms.

If you need to abandon ship, do so only when you can step up to the life raft. If possible stay with the floating boat. It is a much larger target for rescue crew to find than either a person in the water or life raft.

Man Overboard Rig - Flotation device and/or life raft, spotting pole, signaling equipment
Marlin Spike - Pointed tool used for prying tight knots apart ...

Cast Adrift:
To abandon a ship at sea; to place people in a ship's boat or raft and leave them.
Cast Off:
To let go of a line; to leave a dock or a mooring; to untie or loose a rope or line.

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.