Direction or bearing of an object relative to a boat's heading.

The headstay on which jibs are hoisted

A ceremony performed on board ships when passengers or crew are crossing the equator for the first time during a voyage.

A schedule of all ports to be visited on a ship's cruise, with dates of arrival and departure and the local agents' names and addresses

The surface of the water.

A bun-shaped cover placed over a radar scanner to prevent risk of fouling and to protect it from the weather.

A means of hauling up or lowering a cylindrical object.

A drawing representing the internal parts of a vessel as if she had been cut straight through, either longitudinally or athwartships. It shows the positions of the frames and their exact curvature in relation to the hull shape.

Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

The vertical pole or spar that supports the boom and sails. a mast on a mechanically propelled vessel holds electronics antennas, lights, etc.

A semi great circle joining the north and south poles. Known as lines of longitude, they cross the equator and all parallels of latitude at right angles.

The ratio of the vapor pressure to the saturated vapor pressure at the temperature considered.

Caulker's name for the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and awkward job. This is the origin of the expression "Between the devil and the deep blue sea, since ...

Cool air pulled ashore by rising thermal air currents caused by the air inland rising as the land heats up

See Gunwhale

A legal signature usually placed on the reverse of a draft; signifies transfer of rights from the holder to another party.

The process of coating one metal with another, ordinarily applied to the coating of iron or steel with zinc. The chief purpose of galvanizing is to prevent corrosion.

The dimensions of all parts which go into the construction of a ship's hull.

Misrepresenting freight or weight on shipping documents.

Also known as LTL or LCL.