TERMINOLOGY FOUND IN THE SHIPPING AND CRUISE INDUSTRY

Question 1

on a ship

Answer 1

Aboard

Question 2

to turn a ship around

Answer 2

About

Question 3

back of a ship

Answer 3

Aft

Question 4

All crew members

Answer 4

All hands

Question 5

widest point of a ship

Answer 5

Beam

Question 6

bed-space; or place where a ship is tied up (moored)

Answer 6

Berth

Question 7

direction of travel

Answer 7

Course

Question 8

To go ashore

Answer 8

Disembark

Question 9

place in harbour where a ship can tie up or moor (berth)

Answer 9

Dock

Question 10

place where a ship is serviced

Answer 10

Dry dock

Question 11

travelling smoothly

Answer 11

Even keel

Question 12

depth of water (1 fathom = 1.8 metres)

Answer 12

Fathom

Question 13

to the front of a ship

Answer 13

Forward

Question 14

signifies special low tax arrangements

Answer 14

Free port

Question 15

Kitchen

Answer 15

Galley

Question 16

walkway providing passage

Answer 16

Gangway

Question 17

a ship’s steering mechanism

Answer 17

Helm

Question 18

Storage area

Answer 18

Hold

Question 19

watertight body of a ship

Answer 19

Hull

Question 20

bottom-most structural member around which a hull is built

Answer 20

Keel

Question 21

speed at sea (approx. 1.85 kilometres or 1.15 miles per hour)

Answer 21

Knot

Question 22

measurement of location north and south of the equator

Answer 22

Latitude

Question 23

sheltered from the wind

Answer 23

Leeward

Question 24

measurement of location east and west of the standard meridian

Answer 24

Longitude

Question 25

Staff dining area

Answer 25

Mess (crew or officer)

Question 26

middle part of a ship

Answer 26

Midship

Question 27

to tie a ship up

Answer 27

Moor

Question 28

lifeboat drill or exercise

Answer 28

Muster drill

Question 29

equal to one minute of latitude; see also knot

Answer 29

Nautical mile

Question 30

platform on pillars extending into the sea

Answer 30

Pier

Question 31

movement by a ship in rough waters or high winds

Answer 31

Pitch, roll and yaws

Question 32

destination with a harbour; or left-hand side

Answer 32

Port

Question 33

where a ship is documented

Answer 33

Registry

Question 34

hinged plate used to steer a ship

Answer 34

Rudder

Question 35

navigation lights used to increase a ship's visibility and direction of travel (red = port; green = starboard)

Answer 35

Running lights

Question 36

device used to reduce a ship's roll

Answer 36

Stabilizer

Question 37

right-hand side

Answer 37

Starboard

Question 38

rear part of a ship

Answer 38

Stern

Question 39

lifeboat; also used to ferry guests to a destination when a harbour is unavailable

Answer 39

Tender

Question 40

periodic change in sea level caused by gravitation

Answer 40

Tide

Question 41

waves created by a ship's hull

Answer 41

Wake

Question 42

where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water

Answer 42

Waterline

Question 43

doors used to seal off sections below the waterline

Answer 43

Watertight doors

Question 44

facing the usual wind direction

Answer 44

Windward