(1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water (2) The ocean floor

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.

At or towards the stern or rear of a ship.

Tanks used for the storage of air discharged from compressors. They serve also to damp discharge line pulsations.

The outside plating of a vessel.

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.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

Toward the shore

Is a unit of work equal to 33,000 foot pounds per minute, 550 foot pounds per second, or 746 Watts.

(1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

A light spar set fore and aft on a boat, serving as a spread for the boat cover.

For ships, a cargo handling area parallel to the shoreline where a vessel normally ties up.- For land transportation, a loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.

The rank held by a naval seaman.

In navigation, the smaller angle at which two position lines on a chart intersect. The fix will be more reliable as the angle approaches 90

General name for a broad, flat-bottomed boat used in transporting cargo between a vessel and the shore. The distinction between a lighter and a barge is more in the manner of use than in equipment. The term "lighter" refers to a short haul, generally in c ...

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A line or wire from the mast to the bow or stern of a ship, for support of the mast; rigging used to support the mast from forward or aft.

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

Is energy in transition and is defined in units of Force times Distance. Work cannot be done unless there is movement.

(1) When two or more boats tie up alongside each other. (2) Overlapping of edges of two ice-floes, so that one floe is partly supported by the other.