Vertical distance from the keel to the uppermost deck, taken inside the ship/s plating.

A halyard used to raise the spinnaker.

The dimensions of all parts which go into the construction of a ship's hull.

Required lights on a boat help others determine its course, position and what it is doing. Boats underway should have a red light visible from its port bow, a green light on the starboard bow and a white light at its stern. Other lights are required for v ...

The place where a vessel lies. The place in which a man sleeps.

Is the ratio of actual capacity to piston displacement, stated as a percentage.

Is the force in newton required to move a fluid layer of one square meter area and a thickness of one meter with a velocity of one meter per second.

Term used in the days of sail to indicate the starboard of the two anchors carried at the bow of a ship. The anchor on the port side was known as the small bower (although they were the same size).

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

The Customs tariff used by most countries worldwide. It was formerly known as the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature and is the basis of the commodity coding system known as the Harmonized System.

On a square-rigged ship, the area between the after end of the forecastle and the forward end of the booms where lines, blocks, and tackle were stored.

Describing a small or confined space. Originated from the time when a cat-o'-nine-tails was used to inflict punishment.

All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.

Hauled out of the water for repairs or storage

Any boat built to certain standards or rules so that is like all others in the same class.

ACRONYM - National Electrical Code

A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

Periodic publications containing details of any alterations to charts, to keep them up to date.

A black ball visible in all directions, displayed in the forward part of a vessel to indicate that the vessel is anchored.

A smooth hard wood grown in the West Indies which had many maritime uses, such as deadeyes and the sheaves of blocks. Its hardness stood up well to wear, and its smoothness allowed lines to render through easily.