To fake line back and forth on deck.

Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

Carefully (watch what you're doing).

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock, preventing movement away from the dock.

An item such as a nail, screw, rivet or other device used to fasten objects together.

An ornamental carved and painted figure on the stem of the vessel.

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

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

Is the weight of a given volume of gas, usually expressed in lb / cu ft at SPT condition.

The recognized abbreviation for the International Chamber of Commerce Terms of Sale. These terms were last amended, effective July 1, 1990.

Pounds.

A thousand.

American Shipbrokers Association

(1) Term describing the status of seamen, corresponding to rank in the case of officers. (2) A method of measuring a yacht's expected performance relative to another yacht while racing. Over the years many formulas have been experimented with, in order to ...

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards.

A carrier giving a customer illegal preference to attract cargo. This can take the form of a money refund (rebate); using lower figures than actual for the assessment of freight charges (undercubing); misdeclaration of the commodity shipped to allow the a ...

To haul in.