The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

The deck chest in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

The locker in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

Canvas or wood seat attached a halyard to raise and lower someone to work on the mast

see Turnbuckle

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

Steel section running along the length of each bottom edge of a shipping container giving its structural strength.

Structural members on the longitudinal sides of the base of the container.

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through the space under the load and up through the cargo. This type of air ...

The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

Mortgage on a ship executed by the master who is out of touch with the owners and needs to raise money for repairs or to complete a voyage. also known as Bummaree.

Wind-bound. When a vessel is kept in port by a head wind.

Proceeding in a specified direction, or to a specified place.

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

The forward part of a vessel's sides (front).

A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix.

Type of shackle designed to take several eyes connected to several lengths of chain.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

A propeller at the lower sea-covered part of the bow of the ship which turns at right angles to the fore-and-aft line and thus provides transverse thrust as a maneuvering aid. A propulsor installed near the bow to provide a transverse thrust component en ...