Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards.

The official who is in charge of a harbor, enforcing all its applicable regulations.

Person given a passage in one of H.M. ships; usually on compassionate grounds.

Abbreviation for "Over, Short or Damaged" Usually discovered at cargo unloading.

Method of producing a chart in which the parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude intersect each other at right angles.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

Completely filled with water.

To receive goods from a foreign country.

Pounds.

To fill the seams of a vessel with pitch.

A topsail on the main mast.

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

Man employed in unloading ships in harbour, or in taking a ship from one port to another. Paid "lump" sum for services.

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

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.

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

A board with cleats, forming a bridge reaching from a gangway of a vessel to the wharf.

A protective cover wrapped around the mast at the deck on a keel stepped boat to prevent water from entering the boat.

Small boat similar to and including jetskis