Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

A charge for services performed in connection with floating elevators.- Charges assessed for the handling of grain through grain elevators.

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally gybing.

The medium or material that does the actual filtering or separating. May be paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, inorganic plastic, or a combination.

A shore that wind blows onto; it is best to stay well off a lee shore in a storm

Bell used for striking the half hours of each watch.

Master of a sea-going vessel. Certificated officer competent and qualified to be master of a sea-going vessel.

A double block where the two sheaves lie in a plane one below the other, rather than alongside each other.

Sailing beyond a racing mark or buoy whereby you sail a greater distance

A general handyman in the engine room.

Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."

Name given to the lowest deck in a ship.

Place where a ship should report when passing i.e. when approaching a port.

A small boat intended to be used only for short sails or racing.

Energy terms

A unit of 1,000 bars of pressure.

To attain headway (to get going or pick up speed).

Abbreviation for "Please Authorize Delivery Against Guarantee." A request from the consignee to the shipper to allow the carrier or agent to release cargo against a guarantee, either bank or personal. Made when the consignee is unable to produce original ...