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Loaded with more cargo than a ship can safely navigate with. Drunk.

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Is the ratio in absolute units of the actual gas temperature to the critical temperature.

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Periodic publications containing details of any alterations to charts, to keep them up to date.

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Dining room facilities for officers separate from the crew and passenger dining room.

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On or near the line of immersion of a ship's hull.

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The amount of air that a filter can handle. Expressed in CFM.

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A stay leading from one mast, such as the main mast to another, such as the mizzen mast.

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The amount by which magnetic variation changes up or down each year in a particular area. The annual increase or decrease is printed in the compass roses on each chart and may make a significant difference over a number of years.

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A canvas canopy secured over the ship's deck as a protection from the weather (covering).

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A measuring tool used to check air pressure at the tool by inserting a hypodermic needle into the rubber hose.

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The record of courses steered and distances traveled since the time a ship's position was last fixed by shore or astronomical observations.

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Removal of worn or damaged gear and the fitting of new gear in replacement.

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Surface on which the bearing seal rides in an oil lubricated tailshaft bearing.

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Relay to all others in order (a signal repeated from one ship to the next astern in column).

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The stay leading from the mast to the bow

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To retire from a life at sea and settle ashore.

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Tool used for transferring course and bearing to and from the compass rose on a chart

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Short shrouds which give support to the top of a lower mast.

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Where the boat is pointed directly into the wind, sails luffing

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Sails that are not properly arranged for the point of sail that the boat is on. The sails may be luffing or have improper sail shape, or the boat may be heeling too much. These conditions will slow the boat down.

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