The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0

The navigable water to leeward of a vessel.

ACRONYM - British thermal unit. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

Pounds per square inch, absolute.

Pipe lines to a compartment for smothering a fire by steam or by a chemical.

When flogging a seaman, to run the fingers through the Cat-O'-Nine-Tails after each stroke to separate the strands in preparation for the next stroke.

The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

A series of sound signals required by COLREGS to prevent collisions at sea.

The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

Swing of the boom from one side of the ship to the other when the tack is changed.

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.

Is any gas or gas mixture that contains no water vapor and/or in which all of the constituents are substantially above their respective saturated vapor pressures at the existing temperature.

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

Calling names of the points of the compass in order.

Estimated account