| Power-driven vessel type | Definition |
| Canoe/Kayak | Registration only required when also fitted with propelling
machinery such as an engine Canoe: Usually open deck, seated or kneeling rowing position, one-bladed paddle. Kayak: Closed deck, seated position with legs stretched out, double-bladed paddle |
| Ferry Boat | A vessel for conveying passengers and goods over a relatively short distance as a regular service. |
| Fishing Boat | GU
Def: An open or partially covered vessel with a displacement hull, actively
used for angling. A small vessel predominantly used for fishing, may or may not have a small cuddy at the bow. |
| Hovercraft | a vessel that travels over land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward blast. |
| Inflatable Dinghy | A soft inflatable vessel (SIB) lacks a solid RIB hull and often has a removable slatted floor, so that it can be deflated and transported in a car or other vehicle. |
| Motor Boat | A Motor Boat is a vessel that is exclusively powered by an engine, this selection should used when your vessel does not easily fit another category. |
| Motor Cruiser | A
Motor Cruiser has an area for people to live and sleep in. GU Def: A displacement-hull craft with sleeping berths and in-board engines, usually not capable of speeds in excess of 20 knots. |
| Pleasure Day Boat | An open, or partially covered vessel with a displacement hull, being used for leisure pursuits, other than fishing. |
| PWC - Personal Watercraft | "Personal water craft" means every description of Personal water craft, including, without limitation, any Power-driven vessel designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on rather than within the confines of a hull. Some are more commonly known by brand names like Jet Ski, Jet Bike, Wave Runner, or Sea Doo. |
| RIB - Rigid Inflatable Boat | RIB is the commonly used acronym for Rigid Inflatable Boat, if it contains an H, it stands for Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat. Both RIBs and RHIBs are the same thing, they are light-weight, high performance vessels constructed with a solid hull, and inflatable tubes or ‘sponsons’ around the outer edge, they may or may not have a cabin. |
| Sailing Vessel | Sailing vessel means any description of vessel provided with sufficient sail area for navigation under sails alone, whether or not fitted with mechanical means of propulsion. |
| Speed Boat | A small vessel, with a planing hull, that has a powerful engine that can travel at high speeds. |
| Tender | A small vessel that serves as transport back and forth to a bigger vessel. |
| Tour Boat | Tour boat means a vessel, that is licensed to carry over 12 paying passengers on a regular route, including a cruise ship, but excluding a ferry boat. |