An opening in a ship's deck for passageway or for handling cargo or stores.

The latitudes on the outer margins of the trades where the prevailing winds are light and variable.

A unit equal to 5,280 feet on land. A nautical mile is 6076.115.

A tar substance obtained from the pine tree and used in paying the seams of a vessel. Motion of vessel.

A permit by the port doctor for an incoming vessel, being clear of contagious disease, to have the liberty of the port.

The part of the bow above the water.

A U-shaped piece of iron or steel with eyes in the end closed by a shackle pin.

Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of forklift blades or other handling equipment.

The captain.

Subject to enough cargo

Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (IMO)

A demand made upon a transportation line for payment on account of a loss sustained through its alleged negligence.

Level with the water (water ready to, or slightly covering decks).

A wooden or iron pin fitting into a rail upon which to secure ropes.

A partition separating one part of a ship, freight car, aircraft or truck from another part.

A piece of wood or other material placed at the side of cargo to prevent rolling or moving sideways.

A sea anchor contrived to keep a vessel's head to the wind and sea.

A pirate's flag carrying the skull and cross-bones.

Individual employed in a port to load and unload ships.

Harbor with piers or docks.- Left side of a ship when facing forward.- Opening in a ship's side for handling freight.