Reviewer Flashcards
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Abandonship
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Entirely to vacate a ship and to relinquish, or repudiate, all duties towards her preservation. Done only when the carrying out of these duties is impossible, or when the destruction of the ship is imminent.
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Abeam
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Position or direction that lies at right angles to ship’s fore and aft line.
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Able Seaman
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An experienced seaman competent to perform the usual and customary duties on deck. In sailing ships, had to be able to ‘hand, reef and steer.’
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Aboard
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On board. In, into or inside a vessel. Close alongside.
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Abreast
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Said of ships on parallel courses when a beam of each other. Objects inside a ship are abreast when they are in the same transverse line.
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Absolute Humidity
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Weight of water held in a given volume of atmospheric air.
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Acceptance
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A signing of a document as evidence of having read it, and or readiness to fulfill its requirements.
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Accommodations
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Spaces in ship set apart from messrooms, sleeping places, ablutions and recreation.
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Accommodation Ladder
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Sloping series of steps, usually of wood fitted with handrails and extending from waterline to an entry into ship, to facilitate safe embarkation and disembarkation.
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Act of God
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Casualty due to extraordinary circumstances, to which there was no human contribution, and which could not have been foreseen or averted by the exercise of any amount of reasonable intelligence or endeavor.
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Admiralty Charts
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Charts produced and issued by the Hydrographics Department of Admiralty.
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Adrift
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Unattached to the shore or ground and at the mercy of wind and tide. Colloquially used to mean missing from its place, absent from place of duty, broken away from fastening.
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Ad Valorem
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According to value. Used when goods referred to are assessed by their value, and not by weight or quantity.
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Affidavit
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Solemn declaration made before a person legally authorized to administer an oath.
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Affirmed
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Ratified and confirmed.
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Afloat
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Completely waterborne.
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After Peak
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Enclosed space immediately forward of stern frame. Enclosed by a transverse bulkhead and side and bottom plating. Used as a ballast tank or store.
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Agreement
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Short name for ‘Articles of Agreement’ entered into by a master and crew of a vessel.
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Aground
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State of a vessel when she ceases to be completely waterborne and her weight is taken, partially or completely, by the ground.
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Ahead
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Direction in front of ship. Position in front of ship.
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‘Ahoy’
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Seaman’s call to attract attention.
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All Aboard
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Order to embark.
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All Hands
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All the crew.
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Alongside
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Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty. In charter parties, means that ship is so close to wharf or lighter that cargo can be transferred from one to the other by tackles.
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Amphibia
Animals capable of living both under water and on land.
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Anchorage
An area in which the holding ground is good and suitable for ships to anchor.
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Anchor Bell
Bell, in fore part of ship, rung during fog in accordance with Rule of 'Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.' Sometimes used for indicating to bridge the number of shackles of cable that are out.
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Anchor's Aweight
Report that anchor has been hove out of ground and is clear of it.
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Anchor Stock
Method of wooden shipbuilding in which butts of timbers were placed at middle of timbers above and below.
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Anchor Watch
Officer and a few men of duty watch who remain on deck when ship is at anchor in an open roadstead.
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Antifouling
Paints and preparations that attack and kill marine life that tries to attach itself to ship's underwater skin.
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Apprentice
A minor who has been bound by indentures to serve a shipowner for a period-usually three or four years - in return for instruction in the duties of a deck officer, together with food, accommodation, and such money payments as may be agreed.
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Arc
Part of a circumference of a circle.
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Ashore
On shore, on the land. Ship is ashore when aground on or near the shore.
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Astern
Outside a ship and directly abaft her.
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Athwartships
Transversely across a ship. From one side to the other.
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Automatic Helmsman
Machine that is controlled by compass and controls steering engine. Automatically keeps head on a pre-selected course.
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Awning
Canvas spread above a deck to give protection from sun and rain.
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Backstays
Ropes led from a mast to a position abaft it. They support mast against forces acting in a forward direction.
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Barratry
Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owners.
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Beacon
Erection on land, or in shoal waters, intended as a guide or warning to vessels navigating in sight of it. May be fitted with a light, or lights or may emit a radio signal.
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Bearing
Direction in which an object, or position, lies from an observer.
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Berth
Place in which a vessel is moored or secured. Space around a vessel at anchor, and in which she will swing.
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Between Decks
Between lower and upper decks.
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Bilge Keel
External keel placed along bilge of a steel ship. It assists in stiffening, protects plating from stresses when on ground, reduces rolling at sea.
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Bilges
Spaces, between margin plates and ship's side, into which water drains, and from which it can be pumped.
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Binnacle
Stand, of wood or metal, in which a compass is suspended and in which lighting and compensation units are carried.
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Binoculars
A pair of small telescopes connected so that each eye looks through them, used by seamen either 'Prismatic or Galilean.
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Boat Drill
Statutory mustering at lifeboat stations so that all on board are fully aware of their duties and stations in the event of emergencies that require the use of boats.
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Boom
Spar for extending foot of sail; usually for fore and aft sails-but studding sails were sheeted to booms.
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Boot Top
Ship's side plating between light and load water lines.
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Bow Thruster
A controllable pitch propeller placed in an athwartship tunnel in the fore part of a ship open to the sea, which gives a transverse thrust to assist a ship when berthing or maneuvering at slow speed.
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Bulk Cargo
Cargo such as grain, coal iron, ore, etc, that is loaded in bulk and not in packages or containers.
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Bulkhead
Transverse, or fore and aft, vertical partition in a vessel to divide interior into compartments. Not necessarily watertight.
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Bulk Oil
Cargo when carried in tanks instead of casks, drums, etc.
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Bulwarks
Plating or wooden erection around outboard edge of upper deck to protect deck from entry of sea.
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Bunting
Thin, woolen material used for making flags, ensigns, etc.
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Buoy
Floating object that is used to mark a position.
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Buoyancy
Difference between weight of an immersed, or partly immersed, object and the upward pressure of the liquid in which it is. If the weight be lighter the buoyancy will be positive; if the weight be heavier the buoyancy will be negative.
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Cabin
Small compartment in a ship set apart for use of an officer, passenger or other person.
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Call sign
Group of Morse signs allotted to a ship, or shore station, for identification purposes.
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Cancelling Clause
Inserted in a charter party, or other document, to entitle one party to withdraw from the contract if specified conditions are not observed.
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Canoe
Narrow-beamed craft propelled by paddles.
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Capsize
To overturn or upset.
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Celestial
Pertaining to the sky, or celestial.
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Certificate of Clearance
Issued to master of immigrant ship, by immigration officer when the latter is satisfied that ship is seaworthy, in safe trim, fit for intended voyage, that steerage passengers and crew are fit in health, that master’s has been fully executed.
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Certificate of Freeboard
International certificate, issued by an ‘Assigning Authority,’ detailing minimum permissible freeboards in stated areas at specified times. Often called ‘Load Line Certificate.’
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Certificate of Pratique
Certificate issued by medical officer of port to an arrived ship when he is satisfied that health of crew is satisfactory. Pre-requisite to ‘Entry Inwards.’
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Certificate of Registry
A vessel’s identity certificate issued by government of a country through assigning authorities, after vessel’s has been surveyed. Given relevant particulars, rig, dimensions, tonnage, machinery, etc.
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Certificate of Seaworthiness
Certificate granted by a surveyor, or Court of Survey, when the seaworthiness of the vessel may be open to question, and after she had been examined and found seaworthy.
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Channel
Narrow arm of sea between two land areas. Deepest part of a body of water, and through which main current flows.
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Charterer
One who enters into a contract with a shipowner for the hire of a vessel, or for the carriage of goods by sea.
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Charter party
Document by which a shipowner leases his ship to some person or persons, or by which he agrees to carry goods or perform other services. It states the conditions, terms and exceptions that are to prevail in the contract.
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Cleat
Metal or wood fitting having two projecting horns and fastened securely at the middle. Used for securing or controlling ropes.
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Cofferdam
Space between two bulkheads or walls, that receives and retains any liquid that has leaked through one wall.
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Cold Front
Line in which cold air inserts itself beneath a mass of warm air.
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Compass Bearing
Direction of an observed point or object as indicated by compass.
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Compass Course
Angle between North-South line of a magnetic compass and ship's fore and aft line.
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Compass error
Angle that North-South line of compass makes with true meridian at a position. Is of the same value as the 'Correction' it in name.
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Compass Needles
Magnetized steel needles of high retentivity, that tend to keep North-South line of compass card in magnetic meridian.
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Compass Rose
Graduated circles, on a chart, that indicate direction of true and magnetic North, and angular values from these points.
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Consignee
One to whom goods are sent.
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Container Ship
Merchant ship built to carry large containers of standard size packed with cargo.
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Contraband
Prohibited, illegal. Applied to goods forbidden to be imported or exported.
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Crew
Personnel, other than Master, who serve on board a vessel.
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Crew Gangways
Elevated gangways provided for crew in tankers. Extend from poop to bridge and from bridge to forecastle.
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Crew List
Nominal list of crew, their ages, birthplaces, nationality and rating, together with other particulars.
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Date Lines
Line on which time zones - 12 hours and + 12 hours meet. The time is the same on either side, but the dates are one day different.
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Davit
Iron or steel (formerly wood) fitting projecting over ship's side for attachment of tackle for hoisting and lowering boat, accommodation ladder, anchor, store, etc.
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Dead Freight
Money paid to ship for failure to provide a full cargo promised.
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Dead Reckoning
Calculation of a ship's position by consideration of distance logged, courses steered and estimated leeway.
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Dead Weight
Total weight, in tons, of cargo, stores and fuel carried by a vessel at her maximum permitted draught.
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Deck Hand
Seaman, other than officer, who serves on deck. Man of 17 years of age, or over with at least one year's sea service.
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Deck Officer
In general, an officer whose duties are connected with the deck department.
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Deck Watch
Watch that is used for timing sights taken on deck. Is compared with chronometer.
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Deep Tank
Ballast tank extending from 'between deck to bottom of ship, and from shipside to shipside.
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Demise
Temporary transfer of a vessel to another party under such terms and conditions that the owner ceases to have any control over her for the period of the charter.
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Demurrage
Money paid to shipowner, by charterer, when his ship is detained beyond the lay days mentioned in a charter party.
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Derrick
Boom or spar used for hoisting or lowering weights. Made of wood or steel, controlled by guys, supported by topping lift.
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Derrick Post
Stump mast used for taking topping lift of a swinging derrick.
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Despatch Money
Agreed amount paid by shipowner to receiver of cargo when cargo is discharged in less than the contracted time.
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Diesel engine
Oil engine in which ignition of fuel is caused by compression. Cycle comprises air compression, fuel injection, ignition, and scavenging.
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Disembark
To come out of a ship. To put off ship and put ashore.
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Distress
In a state of danger and in need of assistance.
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Dock
Artificial excavation or construction in which ships can be placed for loading, unloading, fitting out, or repairing.
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Double bottom
Space between inner and other bottom plating of hull.
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Drift
Name given to ocean current that is generated and maintained by a more or less constant wind.
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Dry dock
Excavated dock, fitted with watertight entrance, from which water can be pumped to allow work to be done on underwater portion of a docked ship.
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Dunnage
Any material, permanent or temporary, that is used to ensure good stowage, and protect cargo during carriage.
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Duty Free
Exempted from customs duty.
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Ebb Tide
Tide that is falling from high water to low water.
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Echo Sounding
Ascertainment of depth of the water by use of an echo sounder.
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Eclipse
Cessation of light due to passing into a shadow, applied to darkening of Moon’s disk when it passes into shadow cast by earth.
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Embargo
Governmental restraining or the sailing of a ship from a port, or the shipment of specified cargo.
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Embarkation
The going on board or putting on board a vessel.
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Engagement
Act of hiring or employing.
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Engineer
Officer who is in charge of engines for the time being. Certified officer competent to take charge of engines and to affect repairs and adjustment.
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Engine Room
Space in which main engines are situated, controlled and attended.
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Fast
Hawser by which a vessel is secured. Said of a vessel when she is secured by fasts.
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Foremast
Forward mast in a vessel having two or more masts.
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Fore Peak
Space between the forward bulkhead and the stem of the ship.
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What is Embarkation?
The going on board or putting on board a vessel.
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What is Engagement?
Act of hiring or employing.
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What is an Engineer?
Officer who is in charge of engines for the time being. Certified officer competent to take charge of engines and to affect repairs and adjustment.
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What is the Engine Room?
Space in which main engines are situated, controlled and attended.
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What does 'Fast' mean?
Hawser by which a vessel is secured. Said of a vessel when she is secured by fasts.
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What is a Foremast?
Forward mast in a vessel having two or more masts.
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What is a Fore Peak?
Space between fore collision bulkhead and stern plating.
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What is Freeboard?
Height that outboard edge of deck is above water level.
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What is a Freeboard Certificate?
Load line-certificate, issued by an assigning authority acting on behalf of Government, stating the statutory freeboards of a vessel in specified areas and seasons.
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What is Fresh Water Allowance?
Amount that a loadline may be submerged when loading in water of less density than that of salt water.
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What is a Furnace?
That part of a boiler in which fuel is burnt. Can be internal or external.
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What is a Gangway?
Entrance into a ship at head of accommodation ladder. Steel or wooden bridge connecting ship with shore or with another vessel.
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What is Gas-Freeing?
Removing pockets of gas from compartments of an oil-carrying vessel after cargo has been discharged.
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What does G.M.T. stand for?
Greenwich Mean Time.
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What is Gross Pressure?
Total pressure as differentiates from pressure that ignores atmospheric pressure. Steam gauges of boilers indicate pressures in excess of atmospheric pressure.
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What is Hail?
Precipitation of small pieces of ice, or small balls of packed snow, from cumulonimbus clouds.
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What is Hale?
Circle of light around a luminous body, particularly applied to such a circle around Sun or Moon when due to refraction caused by ice crystal in atmosphere.
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What is a Hatch?
Opening in deck that gives access to hold or space below.
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What is a Hatch Beam?
Removable section of a beam, on which hatch covers are laid. When removed, access to hold is given; when shipped, transverse strength is restored.
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What is Hatch Coaming?
Raised wall of steel, or other material, around a hatch, raised hatch covers above level of deck and carries fitting for securing covers.
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What is Hatch Money?
Gratuity formerly given to a shipmaster on right discharge of cargo.
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What is a Head Line?
Transporting line that is run from a vessel to a position ahead when warping.
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What does Heave mean?
To lift, to haul strongly; to haul in cable, to lift an anchor, to rise up; to throw as in heaving a lead.
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What is a Heaving Line?
Small line that is thrown so that end reaches a position outside ship, and allows connection to be established.
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What does Hoist mean?
To lift. Amount of goods lifted at one time.
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What is a Hull?
Body of ship excluding interior fittings.
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What is Humidity?
Moistness of atmosphere due to its water vapor content.
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What is a Hurricane?
Violent cyclonic storm, especially around Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Seaboard of U.S.A., West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. Any wind of Force 12 on the Beaufort Scale.
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What are Intercardinal Points?
Those points halfway between the cardinal points of a compass.
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What is Jacob's Ladder?
Jack ladder, particularly one going up a royal mast, or from a boat to a swinging boom.
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What is the Jansen Clause?
Included in a policy of marine insurance to relieve insurer's of a liability for losses less than 3 percent of insured value.
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What is a Keel?
Principal member of ship construction. Lies fore and aft along the center line of bottom. May be an internal or external construction.
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What is a Knot?
Nautical knot of velocity representing a speed of 6080 ft. per hour, 101.3 ft. per minute, 1.69 ft per second. Nearly equal to 0.5 meters per second.
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What is a Label Clause?
Inserted in policies of marine insurance covering bottled goods. Excludes claims for damaged or discolored labels.
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What are Lay Days?
Days allowed by charter party for loading and/or discharging cargo.
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What is Leeway?
Distance a vessel is forced to leeward of her course by action of wind, angle between ship's projected course and her track through the water.
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What does Let go mean?
Of an anchor. To let it drop in the water.
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What is a Letter of Indemnity?
Document given by the person to another whereby the person issuing the letter renounces any claim he may have in specified circumstances.
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What are Lifeboats?
Boats compulsorily carried in a ship for preservation of crew and passengers in the event of foundering or wreck.
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Who is a Lifeboatman?
One who mans a shore-based lifeboat.
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What is Lifeboat Service?
Saving, or attempted saving, of vessels, or of life and property, on board vessels wrecked, aground, sunk, or in danger of being sunk, wrecked, or grounded.
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What is a Lifejacket?
A jacket made buoyant by 35 oz. of kapok or other equally buoyant material, or by being inflated by air, and constructed so that an unconscious wearer will float with his face above water.
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What is a Lifeline?
Rope rigged or attached for purposes of security or rescue.
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What is Life-Saving Apparatus?
Gear placed at certain positions ashore for rescue of personnel shipwrecked in the vicinity.
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What are Life-Saving Appliances?
All boats, rafts, buoys, jackets, line throwing apparatus, and other appliances and stores carried for lifesaving purposes.
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What is a Life-Saving Rocket?
Pyrotechnic missile fired from ashore to pass over a stranded vessel and carry a line to establish communication between ship and ashore.
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What is Lifting Gear?
Derrick and cranes, with all their furniture and attachments, used when lifting and lowering weights.
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What is Load Draught?
Vertical distance from lowest part of keel to load water line.
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What are Load Lines?
Marks cut into ship's side plating and painted. They indicate maximum draughts to which vessels may be loaded in specified circumstances.
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What is a Lubber Line?
Vertical line on fore side of inside of compass bowl, and in fore and aft line of ship. Compass reading in line with it is the direction of the ship's head.
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What does Lunar pertain to?
Pertaining to Moon. Particularly applied to method of longitude by measurement of Moon's distance from other heavenly bodies.
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What does Making Way mean?
Moving ahead or astern through the water.
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What is a Manhole?
Perforation in a boiler shell, tank top or other enclosed space, to allow a man to enter.
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What is a Manifold?
Group of valves for pump suctions and deliveries. Small compartment in which such valves are placed.
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What is Manila Rope?
Made from Manila hemp. Contains natural oil, so does not need tarring. Is about three-quarter weight of hemp rope of the same size, and has a higher breaking point.
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What is a Maneuver?
Regulated change of direction, position or speed to attain a desired end.
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What are Manropes?
Protective ropes at side of a ladder or inclined wooden steps. Short ropes, used when embarking or disembarking from or into boats from lower platform of accommodation ladder.
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What is a Mariner?
In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.
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What is Maritime Law?
Law as relating to shipping, seamen, navigation and harbours.
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What is a Maritime Lien?
Legal right of Master to have a ship held as security for wages unpaid. Takes precedence over any other lien on ship.
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What is a Mate?
An officer assistant to Master. A Chief Officer. Responsible for stowage and care of and organization of work of seamen, in addition to navigating duties.
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What is a Mate's Log?
Book kept by Mate, recording work done by crew and, with particular emphasis, all matters concerning stowage, carriage, ventilation and discharge of cargo.
