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USCG Helmsman Common Terms Flashcards

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Aloft

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Above the ship’s uppermost solid structure, overhead or high above

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Aft

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Towards the rear

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Alongside

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By the side of the pier or ship

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Awash

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So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the service

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Barracks

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A building where military personnel live

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Beam

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Greatest athwart ships width of a vessel

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Belay

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(1) To make fast and secure a line (2) To cancel an order (3) To cease

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Below

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Beneath the deck (downstairs)

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Billet

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A crew members assigned duties within the ships organization

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BMOW

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Boatswain’s mate of the watch is responsible to ensure all watches are properly manned and in order

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Bow

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the front of the ship

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Brow

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A moveable ladder or ram used for boarding a vessel from a dock or pier

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Bulkhead

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A partition or “wall” on a vessel

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Cabin

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The Commanding Officer’s living quarters

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Centerline

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Imaginary line running from ship’s bow to sternyou

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Check

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To slack off slowly, to ease off a line a little

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Compartment

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Enclose spaces or “rooms” on a vessel

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Davit

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Shipboard crane that can be swung out over a table

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Deck

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The “floor” of a vessel

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EOW

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(Engineering Officer of the Watch) An officer

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Eyes in the Boat

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Look straight ahead at position of attention

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Fast

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Snugly secured.

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Fathom

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a six foot unit of length

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Fender

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A piece of equipment, such as an inflated ball, when inserted between the vessel and another object will absorb shock and prevent damage.

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Fore

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Towards the bow of the ship.

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Forecastle

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Upper deck in the forward part of the ship, pronounced “FOKE-sul”

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Galley

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The cooking compartment or “kitchen” on a vessel.

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Gunwale

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Upper edge or rail of a ship or boat’s side, pronounced “GUN’nle”

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Hatch

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A square or rectangular opening in a deck.

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Hawser

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A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.

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Head

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The compartment with toilet facilities; bathroom

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Heading

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The direction a ship points at any given moment.

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Inboard

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Toward the center of a ship.

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Keel

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Center of the hull. Lowest in water where weight is most carried.

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Ladder

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Steps from one deck to the another.

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Leeward (Lee)

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Direction away from the wind

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Mast

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The vertical structure from a vessel that frequently holds rigging for flags and pennants, electronic equipment, and the National Ensign while underway; the flagpole at a land unit.

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Messdeck

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The compartment where enlisted personnel eat.

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Muster

A

Assembly of the crew for accountability

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OOD

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Officer Of the Day/Deck. An officer who is in charge of a vessel or station for the day or watch.

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Outboard

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Away from the center of the ship.

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Overhead

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The ceiling on a vessel/compartment

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Part

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To break, as of a line.

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Passageway

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Compartment designed for traffic, a “hallway.”

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Port

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Referring to the left side of a vessel when seen by someone facing the bow.

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Rack

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A sailor’s bed

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Scullery

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Compartment for washing and sterilizing eating utensils.

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Scuttle Butt

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(1) A drinking fountain (2) A rumor

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Secure

A

Lock up, finish up

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Starboard

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Right side of the ship from the perspective of looking forward.

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Stern

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The back of the ship.

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Strike

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Lower or bring down

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Swab

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To mop. The mop itself

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Turn to

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An order to begin work.

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Underway

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When a vessel is not tied to a pier or at anchor.

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Void

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An empty compartment below decks

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Wake

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The track of disturbed water left behind a moving ship.

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Watch

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A period of duty, usually four hours.

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Windward

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Side of the vessel wind is coming from

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