Amidships: generally speaking, the word amidships means in the middle portion of a vessel.
AMO: american maritime officers.
AMOS: american maritime officers service.
AMIDSHIPS: In or toward the centre of the boat.
ANCHOR: A heavy metal device, fastened to a chain or line, to hold a vessel in position, partly because of its weight, but chiefly because the designed shape digs into the bottom.
Amidships - the middle of the ship
Amidships - in or toward the part of a ship midway between the bow and stern
Astern - behind a ship, at or toward the stern of the ship ...
Amidships: The middle of a boat, either fore, aft, or athwartships
Anchor: An object used to hold a vessels position, usually made of iron.
Anchorage: a place to anchor, prefrably protected from wind and waves ...
Amidships - the middle of the boat
Anchor - An object designed to grip the ground, under a body of water, to hold the boat in a selected area
Apparent Wind - the direction of the wind as is relative to the speed and direction of the boat ...
Amidships- In the center of the boat.
Anemometer- An instrument that measures the velocity of the wind.
Angle of heel- The angle of a boat from the vertical, when sailing.
Amidships Midway between the stem and the stern.
Apparent wind The wind felt aboard the boat underway.
Athwart From side to side.
Amidships: In or toward the center of the boat.
Apparent Wind: The wind one feels when moving. A combination of true wind speed and that created by the moving yacht.
Aspect Ratio: The height of a sail or keel divided by its width.
amidships
Center section of a boat.
anchorage
A location intended or suited for anchoring.
Amidships
In the center of the boat.
Anchor
1) A heavy metal object designed such that its weight and shape will help to hold a boat in its position when lowered to the sea bottom on a rode or chain.
2) The act of using an anchor ...
Amidships
At or in the middle of a vessel.
Apparel
A vessel's outfit, such as rigging, anchor and life boats.
The term used in distribution/transport of clothing for a single piece of clothing, a garment.
Amidships:
In or toward the part of a boat or ship midway between the bow and the stern; also midway between port and starboard sides; toward the middle of the ship or boat.
Ammeter:
An instrument for measuring electrical current in amperes.
Amidships - the center of the ship. Also Midships.
Ballast - heavy weighted material put in the lower parts of the ship to improve stability, could be shifted to one side or another to compensate for changes in cargo, etc.
amidships
arch
A curved architectural structure used to support suspended weight.
AMIDSHIPS - In or toward the center of the boat.
ANCHORAGE - A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.
ATHWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
Amidships - Near the middle of a boat
Anchor - Danforth - Plow (CQR) - Bruce
Anchor Lights - For vessels under 50 meters - A single white all around light ...
Amidships - In the center portion of the vessel. When you occupy the midships stateroom, your berth is located amidships.
Anchor - A heavy metal device, fastened to a chain or line, that holds a vessel in place.
Amidships.
millibar, mb
A unit of atmospheric pressure as shown on a barometer; 1016 mb is equivalent to 30 inches of mercury.
amidships - Center portion of the ship; In the center, between the bow and stern. Generally the word has reference to the middle fore-and-aft line of the ship, and to a middle athwartship part of a ship.
amidships: in or near the middle of a boat, either along the longitudinal axis or from side to side. astern: in the direction of, or behind, the stern.
DEEP FLOORS A term applied to the floors at the ends of a ship which are deeper than the standard depth of floor at amidships. DEEP TANKS Tanks extending from the bottom or inner bottom of a vessel up to or higher than the lowest deck.
beam ACOUSTIC WIRE same as hydro wire but with electrical conductors built in ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AFT toward the stern; in the stern AGENT see "ship's port agent" ALOFT above the decks as on the mast or in the rigging AMIDSHIPS ...
ABEAM - Off the side, amidships, at right angles to the fore and aft line.
ADRIFT - Not made fast, floating loose, at mercy of wind and current.
AFT - At, near, or toward the stern.
AGROUND - Touching or stuck on the bottom. ...
Amidships - near the middle of a boat.
Aqua-Dynamics- no such word (courtesy of Brian Espy)
Astern - behind the boat; to the rear.
Awash - barely floating; mostly submerged. or,( what my boat needs) ...
AMIDSHIPS: In or toward the center of the boat.
BEAM SEA: Sea coming on the side of the ship.
BEARING: The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat.
center console boatFishing boat with the helm station located amidships for maximum walk-through space around the perimeter of the boat.
Centerboard - A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, ...
Deadwood - A wooden part of the centerline structure of a boat, usually between the sternpost and amidships.
Decks - the structures forming the approximately horizontal surfaces in the ship's general structure.
A large nav station with lots of storage is amidships, and a double cabin and hanging locker are aft. To starboard there is another double cabin aft. The galley is located amidships.
A steam vessel may be little more than an open boat with the boiler and engines placed amidships if intended for river use, and may be of any shape necessary to suit local conditions and fulfil the services required.
Lower the boom down into the crutch amidships, and secure it by hauling the sheet taut and by tackles or lashings from each quarter.
Amidships - In the middle of the ship
Anchor - A hook which digs in to the bottom to keep the ship from drifting 2) The act of using an anchor
Anchorage-A sheltered place or area where a boat can anchor.
The simplest consists of one amidships breast line, quickly cleated. Remove it as soon as you have your longer lines positioned and adjusted.
A sailboat running before the wind with all sails set aloft Above the deck; up in the rigging or up the mast along side When two vessels are side-by-side; abreast alow Below deck [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] amidships In or ...
Therefore when maneuvering in reverse, you should either secure the tiller amidships with rope, or ask a crewman to hold it amidships, or for maximum maneuverability, ...
PUMP WELL - The cavity or compartment in the bottom of a hull, usually near amidships, where bilge water collected and from which it was pumped out or bailed.
PURCHASE - An arrangement of ropes and pulleys by which a mechanical power is gained.
QUARTER - The sides of a boat aft of amidships.
RODE - The anchor line and/or chain.
RUDDER - A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.
RUN - To allow a line to feed freely.
(d) When only one masthead light is prescribed for a power-driven vessel, this light shall be exhibited forward of amidships; ...
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aloft - Above the deck amidships - Toward the middle of a ship in regard to length or width anemometer - Instrument for measuring and indicating the speed of the wind Back to Top
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When the dinghy is inverted amidships, many yacht owners prefer it to have hand-holds on its bottom. These help launch it, and also provide more handholds on deck.
PILOT BERTH: A small bunk, usually amidships in the saloon, to allow the captain or off duty watch quick access to deck or the navigation station.
Quarter - The sides of a boat aft of amidships.
Quartering Sea - Sea coming on a boats quarter.
Queen topsail - small stay sail located between the foremast and mainmast.
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Amidships: The middle area of the boat.
Angle of attack: The angle of a sail in relation to the direction of the wind.
Angle of Heel: The degree of list a vessel has when underway.
Quarter: Sides of a vessel that are aft of amidships
Queen topsail: Small sail between foremast and mainmast
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Once on the other side of the no-sail zone, straighten the tiller, bring the helm amidships-to stop the turn and hold your new course.
BRIDGE -Used loosely to refer to the navigating section of the vessel where the wheel house and chart room are located; erected structure amidships or aft or very rarely fore over the main deck of a ship to accommodate the wheelhouse.
Hand signals won't work at night. If you have a 3rd. crewmember who can act as a relay, have that person stand amidships. They can holler commands from the bow back to the helm and pass commands from the helm to the bow.
The bows of a boat (pointy end) must be shaped to easily cut through water and weight must be distributed amidships (middle section) or slightly aft (rear).
ft.) in length may, in lieu of the lights prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, exhibit an all-round white light and sidelights.
A vessel of less than 20 meters (65.6 ft.) in length need not exhibit the masthead light forward of amidships ...
 See also: Boat, Hull, Forward, Aft, Stern
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