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Common terms and phrases
abaft the beam ahead anchor astream ball ballast bilge bills of lading blasts block boat bottomry bowsprit brace buntline cable cargo carry casks chain charter party clear clewline close-hauled crew cross-trees dead-eye deck dunnage fathoms Flag Signal flashes fore fore-topmast-staysail fore-yard foresail forward Four Flag girtlines green light haul hawser head sails head yards heave heel hoist keelson keep lanyard lashing leeward let go Lightvessel log book lower main-yard mainsail mast mast-head master Pennant points port side port tack put the helm Q.-State Q.-Suppose Q.-What Q.-Your quarter red light reef reeve rigging rope round rudder sailing ship sea anchor secured seizing shears sheer sheet ship's shroud spanker spars square starboard starboard side stays staysail steam ship steamer steering stern stow strop tackle taut topmast topsail trestle-trees uppermost vessel wind windward yard-arm
Popular passages
Page 69 - I am directing my course to starboard." Two short blasts to mean, "I am directing my course to port.
Page 69 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Page 74 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Page 64 - under way " within the meaning of these rules when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. II. LIGHTS AND so FORTH The word
Page 68 - ... other; in other words, to cases in which by day each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line or nearly in a line with her own, and by night to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to see both the side lights of the other.
Page 69 - In narrow channels every steam vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel.
Page 64 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of...
Page 66 - Open boats shall not be required to carry the side lights required for other vessels, but shall, if they do not carry such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on...
Page 64 - A steam vessel when under way shall carry — (a) On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast, then in the fore part of the vessel...
Page 69 - In obeying and construing these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above Rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.