Sailor's term for soot or ashes which sometimes fell into food while it was being cooked.

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

Provision in a salvage agreement that money is not payable unless the property is salved in accordance with that accordance.

Marks of identification.

Short period oscillation in level of enclosed, or partly enclosed, area of water when not due to the action of tide-raising forces.

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

The rank held by a naval seaman.

Small masses of drift ice with waterways in which a vessel can sail.

The point at which the Sun , traveling in the Ecliptic , crosses the Equinoctial when going from South to North declination.

Any raised portion of a vessel/s hull above an upermost continuous deck such as a poop, bridge or forecastle and extending from side to side of the vessel.

On a square-rigged ship, the area between the after end of the forecastle and the forward end of the booms where lines, blocks, and tackle were stored.

To reeve and secure a line.

On ships, the stern and stem are marked in feet to show the draft or depth of the vessel.

Said of the anchor when just clear of the bottom (leaving or moving).

Towards the sides of the vessel (with reference to the centerline).

The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

A technical rail ramp, used for equalization of points not actually served.

To retire from a life at sea and settle ashore.

A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy.

Setting rate within a conference tariff that is different from the rate(s) for the same items established by other conference members.