"Pleasure Craft":   A boat, a ship, a vessel, or any other description of water craft that is used exclusively for pleasure and does not carry passengers or goods for hire, reward. remuneration or any object of profit. A vessel used as a fishing charter where passengers pay a fee would not be defined as a pleasure craft. 

  "Operator":    The operator is the person who is in charge and control of the pleasure craft.

  "Underway"    A pleasure craft that is not at anchor or made fast to shore. Any time a pleasure craft is not tied up to shore (i.e. a dock) or does not have its anchor down is deemed to be underway

  "Charts"   Graphic representations depicting water areas, including the depths, underwater hazards, traffic routes, aids to navigation and adjacent coastal areas that are used by mariners to assist in navigation; charts are published by the Canadian Hydrographic Services, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Charts are your road maps and they contain information that helps all boaters find their way along the waterways.

  "Topographical Maps"    Maps of the land areas depicting natural and artificial features of the land, including elevation contours, shorelines, rocks, land features above water and cultural features and are primarily used by the general public on land; however, they may be used where there are no charts available, but they do not depict underwater hazards, marine aids to navigation channels and anchorage areas; these maps are produced by Natural Resources Canada. Topographical maps are not the same as road maps; they contain information about the natural shape of the land. Topographical maps can help boaters determine location because they show hills and mountains, for example.

  "Fenders"   Various devices serving to cushion the shocks and protect the side of the pleasure craft; the bumpers.

  "Draft"   The depth of the water, which a pleasure craft requires to float freely.

  "Port"   Looking ahead, the left side of a pleasure craft.

  "Starboard"    Looking forward, the right side of a pleasure craft

  "Hull"    The body of a pleasure craft not including masts, sails, rigging, machinery and equipment

  "Stern"     The after part of a pleasure craft

  "Abaft"   In a direction toward the stern.

  "Astern"    In a direction or position pointing behind a pleasure craft.

  "Ahead"    In a direction or position pointing forward of a pleasure craft.

  "Beam"   The width of a pleasure craft

  "Bow"   The forward part of a pleasure craft

 "Wake"   The disturbed column of water around and behind a moving pleasure craft, which is set into motion by the passage of a pleasure craft.

  "Wash"   The loose or broken water left behind a pleasure craft as it moves along and includes the water thrown aft by the propeller.