![]() Propelling Machinery: Operation of the engine to generate electricity or to heat water, does not make the sailing vessel a power-driven vessel, so long as the propeller (or paddle wheel) is not engaged. (c) The term ‘sailing vessel’ means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used. A day shape is required for most vessels using both sails and machinery for propulsion see Rule 25(e). Vessels propelled by machinery as well as any other means of propulsion are considered to be power-driven vessels. ![]() Propelled by machinery: Vessels propelled by oars, paddles are not included in this definition. (b) The term ‘power-driven vessel’ means any vessel propelled by machinery. “WIG craft”: A Wig Craft is a multimodal craft which, in its main operational mode, flies by using ground effect above the water or some other surface, without constant contact with such a surface and supported in the air, mainly, by an aerodynamic lift generated on a wing (wings), hull, or their parts, which are intended to utilize the ground effect action. Inner tubes are not included, although sailboards are. “Used or capable of being used as a means of transportation”: This phrase implies the practical transportation of people or cargo. Seaplanes: A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.
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