The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

Large ships dating back to the 17th century typically with three masts carrying rectangular sails mounted on horizontal spars called yards. A sailing-ship rig with rectangular sails set approximately at right angles to the keel line from horizontal yards.

Heavy-weather practice of pouring oil on the sea so as to form a film on the surface, thus preventing the seas from breaking. To smooth out some difficulty.

The location from which the boat is steered, usually in the middle or at the stern of the boat.

Any rope or line.

Abbreviation for "Bales."

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

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To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

To ease away slowly, as in a line, sheet, or falls of a tackle.

An official signature or seal affixed to certain documents by the consul of the country of destination.

elegant, luxurious. Originally an acronym for Port Over Starboard Home. Created by British travelers to India or Australia, describing the preferred accommodations aboard ship, which lessened effects of the tropical sun on the cabins during the voyage.

The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve.

The opening between the jib and the mainsail. Wind passing through this opening increases the pressure difference across the sides of the mainsail, helping to move the boat forward.

A term describing the seamen of a British warship.

A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

Air or vapor given off or expelled as a byproduct or result of an operation or treatment process.

The ship's funnel or smokestack.