Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

Starboard.

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, used for securing lines (tying up).

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

The radio operator.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

A rope network.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

A machine that compresses air, gases.

A cooling water supply system. There are two different types - Open and closed loop systems.