The practice of obtaining a crew by means of force. Crews were hard to get for long voyages, and when the unwilling shipmate regained consciousness, he found himself bound for some remote port, such as Shanghai. One who is forced to do something against h ...

The posted bill showing stations of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills.

The difference between the maximum extended height and the compressed height of an air actuator.

There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

Type of wrench used to tighten or loosen fire hose fittings.

A filtering unit for vented enclosures installed to prevent dirt and foreign matter from entering the enclosure.

The place to which a shipment is consigned.- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee or his agent.

A laborer who works at loading and discharging cargo.

A deck crew member who is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen.

The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed.

Above the main deck.

Similar to a Barber hauler, a twing adjusts the angle of sheeting.

An itemized list of goods shipped to a buyer, stating quantities, prices, shipping charges, etc.

To intercept the wind. A vessel or highland to windward is said to becalm another. So one sail becalms another.

Knees placed in the forward part of a vessel, across the stem, to unite the bows on each side. (See PLATE 3.)

Light, warm wind on surface of sea.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.

In the middle portion of the boat - Roughly halfway between a ship's stem and stern, and where the beam usually is the widest.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

The bearing surrounding the propeller shaft where it exits the hull.