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

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

To remain nearly alongside another vessel.

Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

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

A general handyman in the engine room.

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

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 ...

Ropes used for hoisting gaffs and sails, and signal flags.

A mallet used for passing serving around a line.

An officer who attends to the berthing, etc., of ships in a harbor.

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

To ease out or slacken a line, chain or cable or let it run in a controlled manner.

A letter of credit that requires the beneficiary to present only a draft or a receipt for specified funds before receiving payment.

Pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.

The general name for ropes, blocks and tackles, tools, etc. (things).

A pointed stern, such as those on a canoe.

The overlapping of wooden planks, used to form the outer surface of a boat's hull.

imposes a 50-percent tariff on maintenance and repair work done on U.S.-flag vessels in foreign shipyards. Also, U.S.-flag vessels must either be built in the United States or have been a U.S.-flag vessel for at least 3 years to be eligible to carry prefe ...

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry is filed.