Auxiliary engine

To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in tha ...

Heavy longitudinal timbers fastened over the keelson. The timbers of the bow and stern are fastened to the deadwood.

ACRONYM Actual cubic feet per minute.

A cleat that attaches to the backstay over the cockpit, usually used for hanging a lantern

Above decks; without concealment of deceit (out in the open).

A manifest that lists all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage.

An order to haul away or to heave around a capstan (pull).

States that the pressure of a gas, at constant volume, varies directly with the absolute temperature.

A small boat, highly ornamented, with a high rising stem and sternpost. Used on the canals of Venice, it is propelled by a man standing near the stern using a single oar

The machine by which, when dropped to the bottom, the vessel is held fast.

The U.S. Customs' "Automated Manifest System."

A man employed in a vessel of war to take charge of a storeroom; as, boatswain's yeoman the man that has charge of the stores, of rigging, etc.

Place where crew is accommodated.

Abbreviation for "General Department Store Merchandise." A classification of commodities that includes goods generally shipped by mass-merchandise companies. This commodity structure occurs only in service contracts.

Construction made by placing several platform flats end to end in a ship.

The area of the bow or stern projecting above and beyond a perpendicular from the water line at stem or stern.

The underside of the deck, viewed from below the ceiling.

Timbers used to support the deck planking of a wooden ship; also for supporting hatches.

Established the standard basis for adjusting general average and stated the rules for adjusting claims.