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

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

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

Abbreviation for the Railway Service "Container On Flat Car."

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

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

Movement of a tractor, without trailer, over the highway.

Port/berth delays

A short length of small rope "ratline stuff" running horizontally across shrouds, for a ladder step.

To communicate with a vessel in sight.

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

Speed through the water, not "over ground".

The distinguishing qualities of a navigational light, including its color and whether it is fixed or flashing (and the flashing sequence).

A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

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

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.

Compression in which no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.