To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used to indicate that a vessel is anchored.

An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. This may be desired for improved visibility or stability.

In lore, the flag flown by a pirate ship - a white skull on a black background with crossed bones below the skull - although there is no evidence that such a flag was ever flown.

An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.

Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

Erecting the mast on the boat. The Mast Step is a fitting which supports the bottom end of the mast at the deck or keel.

A measurement. Parts per billion

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

Unit of highway motive power used to pull one or more trailers/containers.

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

(1) Floating, but at mercy of wind and sea. (2) Piercing the hull with a projectile. (3) Taking in sail during a calm.

Material passed into the effluent stream composed of foreign materials incorporated into the filter medium.

A person or firm, licensed by the treasury department of their country when required, engaged in entering and clearing goods through Customs for a client (importer).

Introduction to a Charter Party

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.