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Nautical Terms Flashcards

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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

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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

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general term for rope

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messenger line

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light line used for hauling over a heavier hawser, rope, or cable

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Mooring

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securing to a dock or buoy, or anchoring with two anchors

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Mooring line

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line used for securing a vessel to shore bollards

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pad eye

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a metal eye permanently secured to a deck or bulkhead, for Mooring any block and tackle

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painter

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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

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to break

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33
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pay out

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to slack out a line made fast on board. To let it out slowly

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34
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Pilots ladder

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specialized rope ladder

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Quarter Deck

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the part of a ship’s Upper Deck near the stern, traditionally reserved for officers

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safe working load

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certified load limit applied to lift

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secure

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how to make fast, safe. The completion of a drill or exercise on board a ship

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Slack

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the part of a line hanging loose. The opposite of taut

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seize

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to bind with a small line

40
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slip

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to let go by unshackling, as a cable

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splice

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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

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that part of a line or fall which is secured

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stopper

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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

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  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

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  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
46
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transom

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  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
47
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weather deck

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uppermost Hull deck exposed to the weather at all times

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whipping

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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

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geared rotary machine used for handling of wines, wires, Etc

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windlass

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winch designed for the raising and lowering of an anchor

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USCG

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u.s. Coast Guard

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CFR

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code of federal regulations

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ISM

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International Safety Management code

International standard for safe operation of ships and pollution prevention

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SOLAS

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safety of Life at sea

ensures is ships comply with minimum safety standards for construction, equipment, and operation

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SMS

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Safety Management System

systemic approach of policies and procedures used to manage organizational safety

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STCW

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standards of training, certification, and watch keeping

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IMO

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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

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relative location, when one object is farther aft or in back of another object

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abeam

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bearing of an object is 90° from ahead

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aft

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at or toward the stern of a vessel

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astern

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  1. backward Direction inline of a vessel Centerline

2. 180° from ahead Direction

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athwartship

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runs 90 degrees from Center Line. transverse

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beam

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  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

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forward part of a vessel

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Bridge

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elevated Center area dedicated to control and navigation of vessel

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Centerline

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longitudinal vertical plane of vessel in middle of ship

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fore

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at or toward the bow of a vessel

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inboard

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relative Direction toward the Centerline of a vessel

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longitudinal

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runs fore and aft of the vessel

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outboard

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relative direction to the outside of a vessel from the center line

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Port bow

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left forward part of a vessel

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port side

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left side of a ship when facing forward

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quarter

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area of a ship’s side around the curve or a corner of vessel adjacent to stern

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starboard bow

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right front side of a vessel

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starboard side

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right side of a ship when facing forward

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stem

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Centerline Apex area of the bow formed by curvature of plating or solid bar running up from keel

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Stern

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Aft most part of a vessel

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transverse

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alignment running perpendicular to Centerline

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ahead

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in front of a vessel

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mid-ship

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middle area of a vessel

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Dead Ahead

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object straight in front of a vessel

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void space

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enclosed space, often watertight, intentionally left empty

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hogging

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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

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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

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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

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vertical measurement from the vessels side amidship from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale

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draft

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the distance from the surface of the water to the ships keel

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avast

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an order to stop or cease hauling. to stop action at once

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braided line

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has a core, either hollow or with line

90
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laid line

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no core in the middle

91
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safety margin of line

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depends on the use, age, and manufacturing of the line

92
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3 main sourced of line handling injuries

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pinch points, bights, snapback

93
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prudent seamanship

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think about what will or could happen

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breast line

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leads out 90 degrees from centerline. ties ship to dock to arrest transverse direction

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spring line

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leads out at an angle from ship. ties ship to dock to arrest longitudinal direction

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plimsoll line or mark

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depth to which a ship can be safely loaded based on density of the water. on the boot stripe line

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