To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel.

The bridge used for taking observations, or directing the handling of the ship.

To store a yacht away on land for the winter

Time and date for payment of a draft.

The number of degrees of list a vessel has. The first indication that a vessel may need to reef is when there is too great an angle of heel.

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

A life-threatening condition where there is loss of body heat; the greatest danger for anyone in the water. As the body loses its heat, body functions slow down, and this can quickly lead to death.

A bulkhead that will not let water pass from one side of it to the other.

The white froth on the crests of waves.

Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

A lighted or unlighted fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. (Lights and daybeacons both constitute "beacons.")

A cleat designed to hold a line in place without slipping. It consists of two narrowing jaws with teeth in which the line is placed.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

A stationary vessel carrying a light used for navigation, serving the same purpose as a lighthouse.

A charge made for lifting articles too heavy to be lifted by a ship's normal tackle.

The top of a mast.

A sailor's trunk; the intake between the ship's side and a sea valve.