Common Terms

Question 1

AFT

Answer 1

TOWARDS THE REAR

Question 2

ALONGSIDE

Answer 2

BY THE SIDE OF THE PIER OR SHIP

Question 3

BARRACKS

Answer 3

A BUILDING WHERE MILITARY PERSONNEL LIVE

Question 4

BEAM

Answer 4

GREATEST ATHWART SHIPS WIDTH OF A VESSEL

Question 5

BELAY

Answer 5

1. TO MAKE FAST AND SECURE A LINE. 2. TO CANCEL AN ORDER. 3. TO CEASE.

Question 6

BELOW

Answer 6

BENEATH THE DECK

Question 7

BIGHT

Answer 7

THE HALF LOOP FORMED BY TURNING THE LINE BACK ON ITSELF

Question 8

BITTS

Answer 8

CYLINDRICALLY SHAPE DECK FITTINGS ARRANGED IN PAIRS USED TO SECURE LINES.

Question 9

BITTER END

Answer 9

RUNNING END OR FREE END OF A LINE.

Question 10

BOLLARD

Answer 10

LARGE LIGHT BULB SHAPED FITTING USED TO SECURE MOORING LINES TO A PIER.

Question 11

BOW

Answer 11

THE FRONT OF THE SHIP

Question 12

BULKHEAD

Answer 12

A PARTITION OR WALL ON A VESSEL.

Question 13

CAPSTAN

Answer 13

MECHANICAL DRUM FOR WORKING LINES USED DURING MOORING AND UNMOORING.

Question 14

COMPARTMENT

Answer 14

ENCLOSED SPACES OR ROOMS ON A VESSEL.

Question 15

CHOCKS

Answer 15

DECK MEMBERS THAT FAIRLEAD THE LINE AND REDUCE CHAFING AND FRICTION.

Question 16

COIL

Answer 16

LINE MADE INTO NEAT SERIES OF LOOPS OR CIRCLES, USUALLY FOR STORING.

Question 17

CLEAT

Answer 17

METAL DECK FITTING WITH HORNS USED FOR SECURING LINES.

Question 18

DRAFT

Answer 18

DEPTH OF WATER FROM WATERLINE TO KEEL.

Question 19

DECK

Answer 19

THE FLOOR OF A VESSEL.

Question 20

DECK

Answer 20

THE FLOOR OF A VESSEL.

Question 21

EYE

Answer 21

LOOP MADE IN THE END OF A LINE EITHER BY KNOTING, SEIZING, OR SPLITTING.

Question 22

EYES IN THE BOAT

Answer 22

LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD AT POSITION OF ATTENTION.

Question 23

FAKING

Answer 23

METHOD USED FOR THE LINE THAT MAY NEED TO BE PAID OUT (RUN) QUICKLY TO KEEP FROM TANGLING.

Question 24

FAST

Answer 24

SNUGLY SECURED.

Question 25

FANTAIL

Answer 25

AFTER MOST WEATHERDECK ON A SHIP.

Question 26

FORE

Answer 26

TOWARDS THE BOW OF THE SHIP.

Question 27

FORE

Answer 27

TOWARDS THE BOW OF THE SHIP.

Question 28

FORECASTLE

Answer 28

FORWARD MOST WEATHERDECK ON A SHIP.

Question 29

FREEBOARD

Answer 29

HEIGHT OF VESSELS HULL FROM WATERLINE TO MAIN DECK.

Question 30

GALLEY

Answer 30

THE COOKING COMPARTMENT OR KITCHEN ON A VESSEL.

Question 31

GROUND TACKLE

Answer 31

ANCHORING EQUIPMENT FOUND ON FORECASTLE.

Question 32

HATCH

Answer 32

A SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR OPENING IN A DECK.

Question 33

HEAD

Answer 33

THE COMPARTMENT WITH TOILET FACILITIES; BATHROOM.

Question 34

HEADING

Answer 34

THE DIRECTION A SHIP POINTS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

Question 35

HEADS UP

Answer 35

COMMAND CALLED TO WARN A LINE IS BEING SENT.

Question 36

HEAVE

Answer 36

TO THROW OR PULL IN A LINE.

Question 37

HEAVE

Answer 37

TO THROW OR PULL IN A LINE.

Question 38

INBOARD

Answer 38

TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE SHIP.

Question 39

KEEL

Answer 39

CENTER OF THE HULL. LOWEST IN WATER WHERE WEIGHT IS MOST CARRIED.

Question 40

LADDER

Answer 40

STEPS FROM ONE DECK TO ANOTHER.

Question 41

LEEWARD

Answer 41

DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE WIND.

Question 42

MAST

Answer 42

UPRIGHT SPAR OR POST SUPPORTERS RIGGING FOR FLAGS AND PENNANTS, AND MOUNTING OF ANTENNAS.

Question 43

MESSDECK

Answer 43

THE COMPARTMENT WHERE ENLISTED PERSONNEL EAT.

Question 44

MUSTER

Answer 44

ASSEMBLY OF THE CREW FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

Question 45

OUTBOARD

Answer 45

AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE SHIP.

Question 46

OVERHEAD

Answer 46

THE CEILING ON A VESSEL/COMPARTMENT.

Question 47

PASSAGEWAY

Answer 47

COMPARTMENT DESIGNED FOR TRAFFIC, A HALLWAY.

Question 48

PORT

Answer 48

REFERRING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF A VESSEL WHEN SEEN BY SOMEONE FACING THE BOW.

Question 49

QUARTER DECK

Answer 49

RECEPTION AREA.

Question 50

RACK

Answer 50

A SAILORS BED.

Question 51

SCUTTLE BUTT

Answer 51

A DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

Question 52

SECURE

Answer 52

LOCK UP, FINISH UP.

Question 53

STARBOARD

Answer 53

RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHIP FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LOOKING FORWARD.

Question 54

STANCHION

Answer 54

UPRIGHT POST SUPPORT FOR LIFELINES OR HANDRAILS.

Question 55

STANDING PART

Answer 55

PART OF THE LINE LEFT OVER OR NOT USED.

Question 56

STERN

Answer 56

THE BACK OF THE SHIP.

Question 57

SUPERSTRUCTURE

Answer 57

ALL COMPARTMENTS AND STRUCTURES THAT EXTEND ABOUT THE HULL OF A VESSEL.

Question 58

SWAB

Answer 58

TO MOP. THE MOP ITSELF.

Question 59

UNDERWAY

Answer 59

WHEN A VESSEL IS NOT TIED TO A PIER OR AT ANCHOR.

Question 60

WATCH

Answer 60

A PERIOD OF DUTY, USUALLY FOUR HOURS.

Question 61

WINDWARD

Answer 61

SIDE OF THE VESSEL WIND IS COMING FROM.