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What does ‘Abandonship’ mean?

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Entirely to vacate a ship and to relinquish, or repudiate, all duties towards her preservation. Done only when the carrying out of these duties is impossible, or when the destruction of the ship is imminent.

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What is the meaning of ‘Abeam’?

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Position or direction that lies at right angles to the ship’s fore and aft line.

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Who is an ‘Able Seaman’?

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An experienced seaman competent to perform the usual and customary duties on deck.

In sailing ships, had to be able to ‘hand, reef and steer.’

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What does ‘Aboard’ refer to?

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On board. In, into or inside a vessel close alongside.

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What does ‘Abreast’ mean?

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Said of ships on parallel courses when a beam of each other. Objects inside a ship are abreast when they are in the same transverse line.

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What is ‘Absolute Humidity’?

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Weight of water held in a given volume of atmospheric air.

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What does ‘Acceptance’ mean in a maritime context?

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A signing of a document as evidence of having read it, and or readiness to fulfill its requirements.

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What are ‘Accommodations’ on a ship?

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Spaces in ship set apart from messrooms, sleeping places, ablutions and recreation.

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What is an ‘Accommodation Ladder’?

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Sloping series of steps, usually of wood fitted with handrails and extending from waterline to an entry into ship, to facilitate safe embarkation and disembarkation.

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What is an ‘Act of God’?

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Casualty due to extraordinary circumstances, to which there was no human contribution, and which could not have been foreseen or averted by the exercise of any amount of reasonable intelligence or endeavor.

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What are ‘Admiralty Charts’?

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Charts produced and issued by the Hydrographics Department of Admiralty.

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What does ‘Adrift’ mean?

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Unattached to the shore or ground and at the mercy of wind and tide.

Colloquially used to mean missing from its place, absent from place of duty, broken away from fastening.

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What does ‘Ad Valorem’ mean?

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According to value. Used when goods referred to are assessed by their value, and not by weight or quantity.

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What is an Affidavit?

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Solemn declaration made before a person legally authorized to administer an oath.

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What does Affirmed mean?

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Ratified and confirmed.

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What does Afloat refer to?

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Completely waterborne.

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What is After Peak?

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Enclosed space immediately forward of stern frame, used as a ballast tank or store.

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What is an Agreement in maritime context?

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Short name for ‘Articles of Agreement’ entered into by a master and crew of a vessel.

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What does Aground mean?

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State of a vessel when she ceases to be completely waterborne and her weight is taken by the ground.

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What does Ahead indicate?

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Direction in front of ship; position in front of ship.

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What is ‘Ahoy’?

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Seaman’s call to attract attention.

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What does All Aboard mean?

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Order to embark.

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What does All Hands refer to?

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All the crew.

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What does Alongside mean?

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Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty.

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What is Amphibia?
Animals capable of living both under water and on land.
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What is Anchorage?
An area in which the holding ground is good and suitable for ships to anchor.
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What is Anchor Bell?
Bell, in fore part of ship, sung during fog in accordance with Rule of 'Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.'
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What does Anchor's Aweight mean?
Report that anchor has been hove out of ground and is clear of it.
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What is Anchor Stock?
Method of wooden shipbuilding in which butts of timbers were placed at middle of timbers above and below.
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What is Anchor Watch?
An officer and a few men of duty watch who remain on deck when the ship is at anchor in an open roadstead.
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What is Antifouling?
Paints and preparations that attack and kill marine life that tries to attach itself to the ship's underwater skin.
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What is an Apprentice in maritime terms?
A minor who has been bound by indentures to serve a shipowner for a period—usually three or four years—in return for instruction in the duties of a deck officer, together with food, accommodation, and such money payments as may be agreed.
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What is an Arc?
Part of a circumference of a circle.
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What does Ashore mean?
On shore, on the land. A ship is ashore when aground on or near the shore.
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What does Astern refer to?
Outside a ship and directly abaft her.
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What does Athwartships mean?
Transversely across a ship. From one side to the other.
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What is an Automatic Helmsman?
A machine that is controlled by compass and controls the steering engine. Automatically keeps the head on a pre-selected course.
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What is an Awning?
Canvas spread above a deck to give protection from sun and rain.
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What are Backstays?
Ropes led from a mast to a position abaft it. They support the mast against forces acting in a forward direction.
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What is Barratry?
Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owners.
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What is a Beacon?
Erection on land, or in shoal waters, intended as a guide or warning to vessels navigating in sight of it. May be fitted with a light, or lights or may emit a radio signal. ## Footnote Always carries some distinctive characteristics so that it may be identified.
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What is Bearing?
Direction in which an object, or position, lies from an observer.
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What is a Berth?
Place in which a vessel is moored or secured. Space around a vessel at anchor, and in which she will swing. An allotted accommodation in a ship. Employment aboard a ship.
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What does Between Decks refer to?
Between lower and upper decks.
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What is a Bilge Keel?
An external keel placed along the bilge of a steel ship that assists in stiffening, protects plating from stresses when on ground, and reduces rolling at sea. All bilge keels cause a reduction in speed.
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What are Bilges?
Spaces between margin plates and the ship's side, into which water drains, and from which it can be pumped.
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What is a Binnacle?
A stand, of wood or metal, in which a compass is suspended and in which lighting and compensation units are carried. The top of the binnacle protects the compass from sea and weather and reduces glare of lighting.
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What are Binoculars?
A pair of small telescopes connected so that each eye looks through one of them, used by seamen either 'Prismatic or Gallean.
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What is a Boat Drill?
Statutory mustering at lifeboat stations so that all on board are fully aware of their duties and stations in the event of emergencies that require the use of boats.
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What is a Boom?
A spar for extending the foot of a sail; usually for fore and aft sails, but studding sails were sheeted to booms.
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What is a Boot Top?
The ship's side plating between light and load water lines.
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What is a Bow Thruster?
A controllable pitch propeller placed in an athwartship tunnel in the fore part of a ship open to the sea, which gives a transverse thrust to assist a ship when berthing or maneuvering at slow speed.
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What is Bulk Cargo?
Cargo such as grain, coal, iron, ore, etc., that is loaded in bulk and not in packages or containers.
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What is a Bulkhead?
A transverse, or fore and aft, vertical partition in a vessel to divide the interior into compartments. Not necessarily watertight.
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What is Bulk Oil?
Cargo when carried in tanks instead of casks, drums, etc.
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What are Bulwarks?
Plating or wooden erection around the outboard edge of the upper deck to protect the deck from the entry of sea.
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What is Bunting?
Thin, woolen material used for making flags, ensigns, etc.
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What is a Buoy?
A floating object that is used to mark a position.
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What is buoyancy?
The difference between the weight of an immersed, or partly immersed, object and the upward pressure of the liquid in which it is. If the weight is lighter, the buoyancy will be positive; if the weight is heavier, the buoyancy will be negative.
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What is a cabin?
A small compartment in a ship set apart for the use of an officer, passenger, or other person.
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What is a call sign?
A group of Morse signs allotted to a ship, or shore station, for identification purposes.
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What is a cancelling clause?
Inserted in a charter party, or other document, to entitle one party to withdraw from the contract if specified conditions are not observed.
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What is a canoe?
A narrow-beamed craft propelled by paddles.
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What does it mean to capsize?
To overturn or upset.
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What does celestial pertain to?
Pertaining to the sky.
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What is a certificate of clearance?
Issued to the master of an immigrant ship by an immigration officer when satisfied that the ship is seaworthy, in safe trim, fit for the intended voyage, and that passengers and crew are fit in health.
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What is a certificate of freeboard?
An international certificate issued by an assigning authority, detailing minimum permissible freeboards in stated areas at specified times. Often called 'Load Line Certificate.'
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What is a certificate of pratique?
A certificate issued by a medical officer of port to an arrived ship when he is satisfied that the health of the crew is satisfactory. It is a prerequisite to 'Entry Inwards.'
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What is a certificate of registry?
A vessel's identity certificate issued by the government of a country through assigning authorities, after the vessel has been surveyed. It includes relevant particulars such as rig, dimensions, tonnage, machinery, etc.
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What is a certificate of seaworthiness?
A certificate granted by a surveyor, or Court of Survey, when the seaworthiness of the vessel may be open to question, after she has been examined and found seaworthy.
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What is a channel?
A narrow arm of sea between two land areas, the deepest part of a body of water, through which the main current flows.
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Who is a charterer?
One who enters into a contract with a shipowner for the hire of a vessel, or for the carriage of goods by sea.

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