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accommodation ladder

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the portable steps from the gangway down to the waterline

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bight

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formed by bringing the end of a line around, near to, or across its own part

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bitts

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a pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board a ship, use for securing Mooring or Towing lines

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Bitter End

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last part of a line or last link in an anchor chain

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bollard

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upright, wooden or iron post to which hawsers or Mooring line may be secured. located on shore

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bullrail

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raised rail on a dock or Wharf to which mooring line can be secured

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bulwarks

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barrier of stiffened plating at the outboard edge of main or upper deck to prevent or inhibit entry of sea

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capstan

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steel warping drum rotating on vertical access for handling of Mooring line and optional anchor cable

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cleat

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A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, for securing lines

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coil

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to lay down rope in circular turns

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companionway

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a ladder between decks

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embark

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to get on or travel by ship

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fairlead

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similar shape to bollard, mounted on a boat or ship to guide a rope, keeping it clear of obstructions and preventing it from being cut or chafed

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fake down

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too fake or coil a line back and forth on a deck in a Figure 8

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fantail

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the part of a rounded Stern which extends past the rearmost perpendicular, after the deck over counter

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fidley

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a partially raised Deck Over the engine and boiler rooms, around the smokestack, to let hot air and fumes Escape

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chock

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heavy wooden or metal fitting on deck or dock, with jaws, to guide line or cable

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forecastle

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  1. raised and enclosed forward superstructure section of a hull
  2. compartment where crew lives
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fore deck

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foremost section of exposed main deck

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gangway

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spot on Deck to walkthrough to access or leave ship from accommodation ladder

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hawser

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a large heavy line for towing or Mooring

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heaving line

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small line thrown to approaching vessel or dock as a messenger

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kink

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a Twist in a rope

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ladderway

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a series of ladders in a passageway to access decks

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lazarette
low Headroom space below decks used for Provisions, spare parts, or miscellaneous storage. On smaller vessels may contain steering gear
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line
general term for rope
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messenger line
light line used for hauling over a heavier hawser, rope, or cable
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Mooring
securing to a dock or buoy, or anchoring with two anchors
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Mooring line
line used for securing a vessel to shore bollards
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pad eye
a metal eye permanently secured to a deck or bulkhead, for Mooring any block and tackle
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painter
a short piece of line secured in the bow of a small boat used for making her fast. used to secure a Lifeboat to the ship while releasing
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part
to break
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pay out
to slack out a line made fast on board. To let it out slowly
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Pilots ladder
specialized rope ladder
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Quarter Deck
the part of a ship's Upper Deck near the stern, traditionally reserved for officers
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safe working load
certified load limit applied to lift
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secure
how to make fast, safe. The completion of a drill or exercise on board a ship
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Slack
the part of a line hanging loose. The opposite of taut
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seize
to bind with a small line
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slip
to let go by unshackling, as a cable
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splice
the joining of two ends of a line or lines by intertwining the strands and to slightly increase the diameter of the line
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standing part
that part of a line or fall which is secured
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stopper
a short length of line secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running line. Example a deck stopper, boat stopper, Etc
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superstructure
1. general term for sections of a vessel constructed on or above the upper deck or main deck 2. a detached, and closed structure on the freeboard deck and extending transversely to within 4% of the breath from the vessels sides
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surge
1. to ease a line tr prevent it from parting or pulling, meanwhile holding the strain. To slacken or temporarily release a line or cable from a capstan or to be slackened or release and slip back 2. to undergo a momentary decrease of an electrical current or voltage
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transom
1. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel 2. a horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a vessel 3. a strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door
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weather deck
uppermost Hull deck exposed to the weather at all times
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whipping
a method of preventing the ends of a line from unlaying or fraying by turns of small stuff, Stout twine, or seizing wire with the ends.
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winch
geared rotary machine used for handling of wines, wires, Etc
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windlass
winch designed for the raising and lowering of an anchor
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USCG
u.s. Coast Guard
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CFR
code of federal regulations
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ISM
International Safety Management code International standard for safe operation of ships and pollution prevention
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SOLAS
safety of Life at sea ensures is ships comply with minimum safety standards for construction, equipment, and operation
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SMS
Safety Management System systemic approach of policies and procedures used to manage organizational safety
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STCW
standards of training, certification, and watch keeping
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IMO
International Maritime organization United Nations agency responsible for improving the Safety and Security of international shipping and to prevent pollution
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abaft
relative location, when one object is farther aft or in back of another object
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abeam
bearing of an object is 90° from ahead
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aft
at or toward the stern of a vessel
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astern
1. backward Direction inline of a vessel Centerline | 2. 180° from ahead Direction
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athwartship
runs 90 degrees from Center Line. transverse
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beam
1. the registered breadth of a vessel, measured at the outside hull amidship or at the greatest breadth 2. transverse structural member supporting a deck and/or strengthening a hull
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bow
forward part of a vessel
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Bridge
elevated Center area dedicated to control and navigation of vessel
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Centerline
longitudinal vertical plane of vessel in middle of ship
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fore
at or toward the bow of a vessel
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inboard
relative Direction toward the Centerline of a vessel
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longitudinal
runs fore and aft of the vessel
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outboard
relative direction to the outside of a vessel from the center line
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Port bow
left forward part of a vessel
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port side
left side of a ship when facing forward
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quarter
area of a ship's side around the curve or a corner of vessel adjacent to stern
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starboard bow
right front side of a vessel
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starboard side
right side of a ship when facing forward
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stem
Centerline Apex area of the bow formed by curvature of plating or solid bar running up from keel
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Stern
Aft most part of a vessel
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transverse
alignment running perpendicular to Centerline
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ahead
in front of a vessel
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mid-ship
middle area of a vessel
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Dead Ahead
object straight in front of a vessel
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void space
enclosed space, often watertight, intentionally left empty
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hogging
a vessel bending or becoming bent convex upward along it's length as a result either of the hull being supported in the middle and not the ends (as in a heavy sea) or being loaded more heavily at the ends
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sagging
the stress a ship's hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the ship is in the trough of 2 waves. the ship bends upward at each longitudinal end
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freeing port
an opening covered by a hinged plate in the lower part of the bulwarks of a ship to allow deck water to run overboard
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freeboard
vertical measurement from the vessels side amidship from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale
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draft
the distance from the surface of the water to the ships keel
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avast
an order to stop or cease hauling. to stop action at once
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braided line
has a core, either hollow or with line
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laid line
no core in the middle
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safety margin of line
depends on the use, age, and manufacturing of the line
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3 main sourced of line handling injuries
pinch points, bights, snapback
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prudent seamanship
think about what will or could happen
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breast line
leads out 90 degrees from centerline. ties ship to dock to arrest transverse direction
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spring line
leads out at an angle from ship. ties ship to dock to arrest longitudinal direction
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plimsoll line or mark
depth to which a ship can be safely loaded based on density of the water. on the boot stripe line

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