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[Basic Marine Terminology] Flashcards

1
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The right side of the ship is called

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Starboard

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2
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The front end of the ship

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Bow

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3
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What is the part of the bow structure above the waterline?

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Prow

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What is the relationship between the drafts at the bow and stern? (also the term for when the ship is properly balanced fore and aft)

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Trim

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5
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To make fast or safe

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Secure

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6
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What is the general area in the forward part of the ship?

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Forecastle

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7
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What are the ceilings called?

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Overheads

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8
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Openings in the forward part of the ship through which the anchor chain runs and where the shank of the anchor is stowed

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Hawsepipe

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9
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Skeleton structure, or ribs, of a vessel

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Frames

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10
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From either side of the ship toward the centerline is called

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Inboard

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11
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What is the vertical distance from the waterline to the edge of the lowest outside deck?

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Freeboard

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12
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The centerline of the ship toward either port or starboard side is called

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Outboard

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13
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What are the handles on watertight hatches and doors called?

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Dogs

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14
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What are halls/corridors called?

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Passageways

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15
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At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of a vessel in a direction at right angles to the keel

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Athwart ship

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16
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Deck located at the waterline

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Well deck

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17
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What is the kitchen called?

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Galley

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18
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What are the walls called?

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Bulkheads

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21
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What are extensions of the shell plating above the deck called?

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Bulwarks

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22
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A vessel’s motion forward or ahead

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Headway

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23
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What are strakes running between the garboard and bilge strakes?

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Bottom strakes

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24
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What are openings from one deck to another called?

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Hatches

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25
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What is the uppermost deck running from the bow to the stern?

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Weather deck

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27
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Curved section where side plating and bottom plating meet

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Bilge

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28
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What are entrances from one compartment to another called?

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Doors

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29
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Ascertaining depth of water by sending weighted line to the bottom

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Sounding

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31
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What support the decks and give added strength to resist the pressure of the water on the sides of the hull?

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Deck beams and bulkheads

32
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What is the outside covering (shell plating) of the hull?

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The skin

33
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What is used to steer the ship?

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Rudder

34
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What are the strakes at the turn of the hull that run in the bilge?

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Bilge strakes

36
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What is the vertical distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel?

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Draft

37
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Fitted in decks as manholes for stored items

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Scuttles

38
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What is the series of connected plates that run from the stem at the bow to the sternpost at the stern on the bottom of the centerline of a vessel?

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Keel

39
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Loose material placed on the bottom of the hold above the ballast; used to store cargo

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Dunnage

40
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What is going up from one deck to another called?

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Lay topside

41
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What are plates put on in rows from bow to stern?

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Strakes

42
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What are the stairs called?

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Ladders

42
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What are metal frames built around the propellers to protect them from damage?

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Propeller guards

42
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The left side of the ship is called

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Port

43
Q

Used by operators to tell engineers desired speed

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Engine Order Telegraph/Annunciator

44
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What are the topmost strakes called?

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Sheer strakes

45
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What is the first continuous watertight deck that runs from bow to stern? (in many instances, may be one and the same as weather deck)

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Main deck

46
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Non-propulsory equipment in the ship

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Auxiliaries

47
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What is the partial deck above the main deck at the bow?

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Forecastle deck

48
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What is it called when you close down the dogs on a door or hatch?

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Dogging it down

49
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What is the propulsion unit for Army vessels?

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Diesel engine

50
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The central or middle part of the ship

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Amidship

51
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What is the water-level line on the hull when afloat?

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Waterline

52
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What is the partial deck above the main deck at the amidships?

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Upper deck

53
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What numbers on each side of the bow and stern are 6 inches high and 6 inches apart?

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Draft marks

54
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What is getting up to go to work called?

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Turning to

55
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What are the small drains on the deck called?

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Scuppers

56
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What are the bottom row of strakes on either side of the keel called?

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Garboard strakes

57
Q

What transmits power from the engine to the propeller?

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Shaft

58
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Moving toward the bow is called

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Going forward

59
Q

What are the windows called?

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Portholes

60
Q

Bend or loop in a rope

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Bight

61
Q

Area where crew eats

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Mess

62
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The framework of a vessel, including all decks

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Hull

63
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What is any structure built above the weather deck?

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Superstructure

64
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What is the upper edge of the sheer strake called?

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Gunwale

65
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The rear end of a ship

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Stern

66
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What are the floors called?

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Decks

66
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What is going downstairs called?

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Lay below

66
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What are the removable stanchions and light wire ropes along the edges of the weather deck from bow to stern?

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Life lines

66
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What is the partial deck above the main deck at the stern?

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Poop deck

67
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What does a ship have when it’s tilted?

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88L10 (22 decks)

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