A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig.

U.S. Customs' master computer system, "Automated Commercial Systems."

A small boat, highly ornamented, with a high rising stem and sternpost. Used on the canals of Venice, it is propelled by a man standing near the stern using a single oar

Abbreviation for "General Department Store Merchandise." A classification of commodities that includes goods generally shipped by mass-merchandise companies. This commodity structure occurs only in service contracts.

A manifest that lists all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage.

A hole through casing, bulkhead, floor or deck to enable one to reach work or gear.

Timbers used to support the deck planking of a wooden ship; also for supporting hatches.

Construction made by placing several platform flats end to end in a ship.

Heavy longitudinal timbers fastened over the keelson. The timbers of the bow and stern are fastened to the deadwood.

Place where crew is accommodated.

Alongside of. Side by side. Side by side ; by the side of.

A man employed in a vessel of war to take charge of a storeroom; as, boatswain's yeoman the man that has charge of the stores, of rigging, etc.

The underside of the deck, viewed from below the ceiling.

To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in tha ...

The U.S. Customs' "Automated Manifest System."

ACRONYM Actual cubic feet per minute.

A cleat that attaches to the backstay over the cockpit, usually used for hanging a lantern

Reinforced cringles or thimbles in the sail designed to hold the reefing lines when reefing the sail.

Abbreviation for "Beneficial Cargo Owner." Refers to the importer of record, who physically takes possession of cargo at destination and does not act as a third party in the movement of such goods.

A notched support for the boom when the sail is not raised. Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is sailing.