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1
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Main structural member and backbone of a ship or boat running to the bottom length along the center from the bow or stern

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Keel

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2
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Underlying transverse support structures

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Frame

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3
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Front or forward part of the hull

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Bow or Fore

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4
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Rear or back part of the hull

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Stern or Aft

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5
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Left side of the vessel

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Port

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6
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Right side of the vessel

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Starboard

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7
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Line where the hull meets the water structure

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Waterline

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8
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Device used to steer the vessel

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Rudder

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9
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Revolving shaft with blades that causes the movement of the ship

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Propeller

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10
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Space located on the bow of the ship

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Forecastle

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11
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Area at the front of the sgip from which the ship can be commanded

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Bridge

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12
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Modifies the way the water flows around the hull

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Bulbous

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13
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Long float attached to framewrok that projects from the side of a boat to prevent it from capsizing

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Outrigger

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14
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Pole with one broad flat end use to properl a boat

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Paddle

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15
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Vertical Pole that supports sail and riggings

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Mast

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16
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Large piece of string fabric used to catch the wind and propel a vessel forward

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Sailfhm

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17
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Board made by gluing snd compressing thin layers of wood together

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Pluwood or laminated timber

18
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Well known as ship building materials; main problem is the maintenance due to corrosion

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Steel

19
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Consists of several layers of steel wire mesh reinforcement in s matric consisting of cement strength

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Ferro Cement

20
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Uses fiber, useually fiberglass, a reinforcement in thermosetting resin matrix

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Fiber reinforced plastic

21
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Widespread application at present for sheathing timber hulls to protect them against the attackof certain marine worms (borers)

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Aluminum alloy

22
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Power required to move the ship hull at a given speed in the absence of propeller action

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Effective Horse Power

23
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Organisms especially an insect or a mollusks that pores into wood or rock

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Borers

24
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The art or skill of handling, working and navigating a ship

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Seamanship

25
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Tendency of an object to float

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Buoyan y and weight

26
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Resistance to change in position

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Stability and Trimf

27
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An object immmersed in a liquid experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of liquid it displaces

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Archimides principle

28
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Three factors that make up waves

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Wind speed

Length of time the wind has blown

Distance of open water that the wind has blowne

29
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A coordinate system that allows you to pinpoint exactly where you are on Earth

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Longitude and Latitude

30
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Marks the position of the geographic North Pole

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True North

31
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Pointed out by magnetic compass

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Magnetic North

32
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Receive signals from satellites to pinpoint your position, plot your course and determine speed

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GPs

33
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Used to measure distance on a nautical chart

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Dividers

34
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Still the most reliable form of charting on the water

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Chart

35
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Sonic device used to measure water depth

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Echo sounder

36
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Finds true north

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Gyrocompass

37
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Navigation system using reflected pulses of energy

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Radar

38
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Determines the angle (degrees) between the starting point and destination

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Parallel rulers

39
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Derelict fishing gears that continue to catch fish

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Ghost fishing

40
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Capacity of any method or gear type to capture certain fractions or sections of the fish population

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Selectivity

41
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Ability of the fishing gears to target and retain certain sizes of organism within species

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Size selectivity

42
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Ability of the fishing gears to targets and retain certain species whil excluding others

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Species selectivity

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