Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5

A small projection of land.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

Ice broken into pieces, and projecting very little above sea level.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

Air at a temperature of 68

The Greek god of the sea.

Surface which forms a shore-based interface with ships.

Goods from a captured ship which was permitted to be distributed among the captors at once.

The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

Systeme International. The international system of unit measurement.

Observing with the eye. Applied to a document, means examining and signing as evidence of satisfaction as to its authenticity.

A measurement. The international unit of energy. One joule is equal to one WATT - second or 0.737 foot pounds.

Legendary opportunists who lured vessels onto shoals during nights when there was no moonlight to illuminate the coastline.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

Blower.

Has to do with the properties of air-water vapor mixtures in the atmosphere.

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

Freight moving from origin to destination over the Freight lines of two or more transportation carriers.