The stay that the jib is hoisted on. Usually the headstay.

Packages loaded on a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.

Location where shipment begins its movement.

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

An order to cease (stop).

Hoisting the ensign at 8 a.m. and down at sunset.

A lit navigational aid such as a lighthouse that can be used at night or in poor visibility.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

A pilot with a license stating that they are qualified to guide vessels in a particular area.

See Heave To

After or trailing edge of a sail; the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail and the outer edges of a square sail.

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

To reeve and secure a stopper (hold a strain on a line while transferring it).

The inside center strand of rope.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

A pipe lead-in for anchor chain through ship's bow.

The permitted increase in pressure developed after the valve has opened. Usually expressed in percentage, ie.; 3% accumulation (A.S.M.E. Code, Section I). Flows through safety/relief valves are officially determined at these overpressure conditions.

A vessel designed for the transport of people or goods from one place to another on a regular schedule.

A keel that is narrow and deeper than a full keel.