Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

A factor expressing the deviation of gas from the laws of hydraulics.

A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

(1) A stock of merchandise advanced to a dealer and located at his place of business, but with title remaining in the source of supply.(2) A shipment of goods to a consignee.

To call out.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

Shapes such as angle bars or stringers welded to a surface such as a plated bulkhead to increase rigidity.

(1) A point of sail between close-hauled and a run, with the wind coming from abeam. (2) A distance, or fetch. (3) Straight stretch of water between two bends in a river or channel.

A four-sided fore-and-aft sail set on a sprit.

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

A region of relatively shallow water surrounding a land mass where the depth increases gradually before it plunges into the deeps of the ocean.

A valve that controls the flow in air lines.

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

The hull without the outside and inside plating.

Station, usually on the bridge, from which a ship is controlled; the act of so controlling.

An extension of the keel for protection of propeller and rudder.

An oil-skin hat with broad rear brim.

To communicate with a vessel in sight.

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

A small double-pronged bendable pin used to secure a clevis pin or to keep turnbuckles from unwinding.