(1) A sailing vessel common in the Far East. It's flat-bottomed, high sterned, has square bows, and has two or three masts carrying lugsails. (2) Old and condemned rope.

Practice of loading iron ore cargoes into every alternate hold, leaving the remaining holds empty.

The interval between full moon and change of moon and the highest high tide.

An old name for high waves when they break with a white crest.

Quantity of gas actually compressed and delivered to the discharge system at rated speed of the machine and under rated pressure conditions.

Term for a seaman's short leave from his ship, permitting him to go ashore for the day or night.

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

The angular distance North or South of the equator, measured from the center of the earth. It thus corresponds to latitude on the earths surface.

Any fixed object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radiobeacons, and lighthouses, and to indicate safe and unsafe waters.

Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty.

Yes. "Aye aye sir" is a reply on board ship on receipt of an order.

The working portion of a cruise between ports. A long cruise may have many legs. The distance sailed on one tack. The course from one race mark to another.

Altitude

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. A mixture of individual gases. The gaseous mixture surrounding the earth. Standard density of dry air free of carbon dioxide (0

A sea on the quarter (coming from a side of the stern).

To sail large, with wind about four points abaft beam.

Privilege to use the rate producing the lowest charge.

Sailing close-hauled

Resting on the surface of the water.

A representative of a government commission or agency vested with power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, and conduct hearings of cases submitted to, or initiated by, that agency. Also called Hearing Examiner.