Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room an ...

An expression used to the crew to indicate that the boat is about to tack.

Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern.

LPG or propane for short. Propane is a common fuel used for cooking and heating. CNG natural gas is considered safer because propane is heavy than air and will sink into the bilge if it leaks, creating the potential for an explosion. Propane is more easil ...

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

A traditional maritime saying to indicate that it is time for a morning drink, it was generally assumed that in northern latitudes the sun would show above the foreyard of a ship by 11.00 which was approximately the time in many ships of the forenoon "sta ...

An old salt I know uses this term in reference to a "tangled mess of lines".

Anchor is off the sea bottom when being heaved in .

A brace, usually triangular, for reinforcing a corner or angle in the framework of a structure.

Entire weight of goods, packaging and freight car or container, ready for shipment. Generally, 80,000 pounds maximum container, cargo and tractor for highway transport.

Old seafaring term meaning something very difficult or awkward. see Devil

A spring loaded pressure relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure.

The anchor is under the hawse .

A four sided sail bent onto a yard. Similar to a gaff sail, but with a wider throat.

Articles handled only under certain conditions.

The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.

A course steered by the compass that has been corrected for variation and deviation

A U-shaped fitting closed with a pin across the open ends, the pin sometimes being threaded at one end and sometimes held in place with a cotter pin, and used to secure sails to lines or fittings, lines to fittings, fittings to fittings, anchors to chain, ...

Illegal passenger who hides himself on board a ship in order to gain free passage or to escape from a country.

An old method of cleaning a vessels bottom by burning off weed, barnacles or other growth while the vessel was in dry dock or careened. Breaming was also known as graving.