Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.

A compartment where the crew lives.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

Going toward the direction of the wind, by alternate tacks.

A small buoy that is used to mark the position of an anchor. It is attached to the base or crown of an anchor and can be used to recover the anchor if it has to be cast adrift, or to trip it if it becomes wedged.

Forcing material into the seams of the planks in a boat's deck or sides to make them watertight; the material itself. Oakum was once the material used for this purpose, and was then sealed with hot pitch to prevent it from rotting. Today there are polymer ...

The lower yard on a mizzen mast of a square-rigged ship.

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

A fender made of granulated cork and covered with woven tarred stuff.

TRADES Foreign-to-foreign trade carried by ships from a nation other than the two trading nations.

The man stationed aloft or in the bows for observing and reporting objects seen.

A short spar under the cap of the bowsprit used for holding down a jib boom.

(1) A small wooden cask in which grog was carried. (2) A type of marine steam reciprocating engine where two engines were used together on the same propeller shaft.

Compartment for the storage of oil or other fuel.

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...

Voyage made in varying directions. To sail in various directions for pleasure, in search, or for exercise.

The escape of water molecules from a liquid to the gas phase at the surface of a body of water.2. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor (gas), usually by means of heat.

A rail car without a roof and walls.

The portion of a valve used to guide the disc.

A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and discharges the cargo through the bottom.