Completely filled with water.

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

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

Water of sufficient depth to allow a boat to travel through it.

A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water; The act of using a paddle to propel a boat.

One who earns his living by service at sea.

The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward

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

A large, swelling wave. To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass or capstan.urge ho! The notice given when a cable is to be surged.

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.

To receive goods from a foreign country.

A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

To be named or to be nominated. To Be Named. Brokerage and chartering, replaces the name of the ship when it is still unknown.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors

Polaris, the North Star, is visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

A rail around the mast or on the bulwarks with holes for belaying pins to which lines or halyards are attached.

A unit of volume. A US gallon has 231 cubic inches or 3,785 liters.