A small tapering flag, which can be used for identification or communication.

A boat is double banked, when two oars, one opposite the other, are pulled by men seated on the same thwart.

Six feet. Comes from the Dutch word "fadom" which was the distance between fingertips of outstretched hands.A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters

An absolute temperature scale. The kelvin unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273,16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. The triple point of water is the equilibrium temperature (0,01

Light, bulky articles.

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the discontinuous phase).

Maintains and monitors radio, sends and receives messages. Often maintains electronic navigation. Latest replaced with certified GO (Deck officer)

(1) A body of salt water. A very large body of fresh water. (2) The condition of the water around a boat. Heavy seas for example.

A life-threatening condition where there is loss of body heat; the greatest danger for anyone in the water. As the body loses its heat, body functions slow down, and this can quickly lead to death.

When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions.

To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel.

A single turn of rope when a rope is coiled down.

The behavior of perfect gases, or mixtures thereof, follows a set of laws. Boyle' law, Charle's law, Amonton's law, Dalton's law, Amagat's law, Avogadro's law, Poisson's law.

A small portable compass.

To windward, in the direction of the eye of the wind; toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind is coming

A fabric, usually synthetic, used to make sails.

Gross tonnage is the basis on which manning rules and safety regulations are applied, and registration fees are reckoned. Port fees are also often reckoned on the basis of GT and NT. GT and NT are defined according to formulas which take account, among ot ...

A container frame fitted to accommodate two or more separate tanks for liquids.

Said of an object that is secured to another; attached, fixed, secured.

Said of a vessel when stopped and lying near the wind in heavy weather. See Heave To