The cover of a scuttle-way or small hatchway which leads to to or from a store room, cabin of small craft, crew's quarters, the forecastle or fore peak.

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

A seat or brace running laterally across the width of a rowing boat.

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

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

A topsail on the main mast.

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

To make life onboard for the crew as uncomfortable as possible, by keeping them at work at all hours, often unnecessarily.

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

A U.S. Customs program wherein at least two designated Customs ports will enter cargo that arrives at either port without the necessity of an in-bound document.

A small vessel fitted for towing.

A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.

The actual temperature of a moving gas stream. It is the temperature indicated by a thermometer moving in the stream with the same velocity as the stream.

An expression describing a sailing ship set with every sail she can carry.

Filter rating indicating the approximate particle size for which the majority will not pass through a given filter. It is generally interpreted as meaning that 85% of the particles of size equal to the nominal filter rating will be retained by the filter.

An object bears so and so, when it is in such a direction from the person looking. To bear down upon a vessel, is to approach her from the windward.To bear up, is to put the helm up and keep a vessel off from her course, and move her to leeward.To bear aw ...

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

An angle piece fitted over the edge of boxes, crates, bundles and other packages to prevent the pressure from metal bands or other types from cutting into the package.

A short length of line, usually braided or marled, used to temporarily bind the anchor cable to the messenger when the anchor is weighed by hand around the capstan.

Sundays, holidays excluded