Berth
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BERTH, originally a nautical term, probably connected with the verb "to bear," first found in literature at the end of the 16th century, with the alternative spelling "birth.
Berth cargo: when a liner cargo vessel accepts extra cargo to fill up the empty space remaining.
Berth - A place to sleep in a boat or a place to make fast a boat
Berth - A sleeping area in a boat or, a place to moor a boat
Boating Industry Association Bight (BIA) - Loop or middle part of a line ...
BERTH: Sleeping bunk aboard the boat
BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block.
Berth deck: [Naval] A deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung.
Boat deck: Especially on ships with sponsons, the deck area where lifeboats or the ship's gig are stored.
Berth: place alongside a quay where a ship loads or discharges cargo, or in the case of a lay-by berth, waits until a loading or discharging berth is available.
Berth - a. space needed to move a ship around; b. the dock or pier; c. you cabin
Berth - a sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship, the place where a ship lies when at anchor, a place to sit or sleep
Bow - the front of the ship ...
Berth: a) The place where you but the boat on a dock. b) bunk or sleeping quarters.
Bilge: The lowest part of a boat's hull.
Block: A deck or track-mounted pulley device through which ropes such as jib and genoa sheets are strung.
berth - 1 - A place for a person to sleep. 2 - A place where the ship can be secured. 3 - A safe and cautious distance, such as We gave the shark a wide berth
binnacle - The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
berth
A place to sleep aboard a boat. Also, a boat slip.
bilge
Lowest section inside a boat's hull where water collects.
Berth
1) A place where a boat or ship can be secured. 2) A safe, cautious distance, as in to give something a "wide berth."
Bilge
The lowest part of the interior of the boat where water collects.
Berth
A location in a port where a vessel can be moored, often indicated by a code or name.
Bilateral Transport Agreement
Agreement between two nations concerning their transport relations.
Berth-deck: Broadly, a sleeping place in the ship; particularly, that deck that contains the sailors' hammocks.
berth - A margin of safety, as a "wide berth"; A place to sleep; A position in which a vessel may be made fast.
Berth:
(1) A place for a person to sleep.
(2) A place where the ship can tie up or anchor.
(3) A position of employment aboard a ship
(4) A safe and cautious distance from which another vessel or object is passed, as in "giving wide berth" ...
V-berthA bed or berth located in the bow that has a V-shape. V-drivePropulsion system where the drive shaft initially runs forward into a gear box and then runs aft and down through the hull.
v-berth
usually the forward berth of the boat, located in the bow
vector ...
V-Berth:
A bed, aboard anything afloat, is properly referred to as a "berth" . The "V-berth" is situated at the bow and follows the contour of the boat into an inverted V shape.
Word list ...
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.
Berths constantly in use by crewmembers as watches change during an ocean passage.
hounds
The point on the mast where the jib's halyard sheave is located.
SB- Safe berth
SEABEE -Sea-barge, a barge carrier design similar to "LASH" but which uses rollers to move the barges aboard the ship; ...
Slip - A berth for a boat, usually between two piers.
Stand-on vessel - The boat that has the right of way in a crossing or overtaking situation; the privileged vessel.
Mediterranean Berth
A method of docking with a boat's stern to the dock.
Mercator ...
settee berth: a long cabin seat that converts into a bunk. shackle: strong metal link with a removable bolt a metal link which can be open and closed for joining chain to anchor, etc.
V-berth with double bed on one side, all berths accomodating 6'. Good space to snuggle, and comfort for tall crew.
Manual bilge pump in cockpit and below as backup to the automatic bilge pump.
Wide berth - To avoid something by a large distance.
Winch - a small horizontal drum device used to assist in hoisting.
Wind scoop - A funnel used to force wind in a hatch and ventilate the below decks area ...
Bunk - Sleeping Berth
Buoy - An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.
whiskers The crosstrees on a bowsprit whistle buoy A buoy with a whistle that is actuated by the movement of the sea [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] wide berth To give room winch 1. A mechanical device for hauling in a line; 2.
A fixed sleeping berth
Buoy
A floating iron can moored by a chain on the edge of a shoal to mark a safe channel; buoys are of a great variety of shapes, all of which have a definite meaning to the sailor; ...
V - victor
V BERTH - The bunks forming a V at the front of a boat
V BOTTOM - A hull with the bottom section in the shape of a "V".
Leaving a dock or berth - 1 prolonged blast
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A double cabin with berth to port is forward of the saloon. A large head and shower is located in the bow, which in turn opens up into the sail locker, equipped with stainless steel rails for stowing sheets and other gear.
BERTH A term applied to a bed or a place to sleep. Berths, as a rule, are permanently built into the structure of the staterooms or compartments. They are constructed singly and also in tiers of two or three, one above the other.
LINK TO BEAUFORT SCALE TABLE Berth (1) a place for a person to sleep. (2) a place where the ship can be secured. (3) a safe and cautious distance, such as "We gave the shark a wide berth.
0° and south 180° BELAY to temporarily secure a line without knotting by making one or more 'S' turns (varying somewhat with synthetic lines) around a cleat or pin BELOW downward, within ship BEND to fasten one line to another or to a spar BERTH bed ...
Berth - a sleeping area in a boat; or, a place to moor a boat.
BIA - Boating Industry Association ( a part of history)
Bilge - the deepest part of the inside of a boat.
Bilge Rats- boat mechanics
Black Box - Tech talk for ignition module or ...
BERTH: The bed, or beds within the passengers cabin.
BOW: Front, or forward portion of the ship.
BULKHEAD: Upright partition (wall) dividing the ship into cabins, or compartments
CABIN: Room (stateroom) accommodations on a ship.
On many large ships it used in the main engine during the maneuvers (berthing/sailing). When the main engine is stopped for a long time it is better, on some ships imperative, to have DO in all the system. Discharge Discharge(US/OPA 90) ...
The prudent skipper of a little vessel should always give steamships and ferryboats a wide berth.
Approach your berth and lose further way by a touch astern. Have one of your crew standing on the toerail outside the life- lines, holding a coiled mooring line so, once you have reached the berth, ...
I was amazed that after hurricane Fran and Bertha how many people had anchored right on top of other boats.
Some boats use anywhere from one anchor to four anchors. I firmly believe that two anchors is the minimum that should be used.
*If you have a choice of berths, choose the one forward in the cabin as it it likely to have less pitching motion. Also, sleep on your back.
*Keep busy and positive. If you worry too about getting sea sickness, you probably will.
BERTH- Place for a person to sleep while on board a vessel/Docking place for vessel in harbour .
BILGE PUMP-Mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge.
(g) When a power-driven vessel is leaving a dock or berth, she shall sound one prolonged blast.
Paragraph (g) provides a signal (the same as paragraph (e)'s blind-bend signal) for vessels getting underway from a dock or berth.
INLAND ...
Foul Opposite to clear, as 'foul berth', 'foul anchor', 'foul bottom'.
Frap To bind ropes together, or bind a loose sail to prevent it flapping.
Freeboard The distance from the waterline to the deck outboard edge.
SLIP - A vessel's berth between two piers.
SLIPWAY - Ramp sloping into water for supporting a ship.
SOFT CURRENCY - Currency which is not fully convertible to all currencies but only to some other soft currencies.
Give (someone) a Wide Berth -
To anchor a ship far enough away from another ship so that they did not hit each other when they swung with the wind or tide.
Cut of His Jib - ...
a cloth hung on the lee side of a berth (the down side when the boat has heel to it) to keep one from rolling out of their bunk
lee helm
The leeward course an unsteered boat takes ...
Cabin motorboat - A motorboat equipped with accommodation spaces, i.e., bunks or berths.
Canoe - A small narrow boat, propelled by paddles. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered.
Berthon Boats would often varnish a hull for its fi rst few seasons, then paint it brown or a pale green.
The usual method of boarding a berthed ship. Allows the gang (workers) on board.
Give way
Start, move, etc.
Numerous schools run a 4/5-day warm-up and supply a boat for the exam for around 500 pounds, depending on time of year. Meals and a berth on the training boat are usually included.
after bow spring line: A mooring line running aft from a point at or near the bow to shore to control forward and backward motion of a vessel in its berth.
white markers and or buoys with an orange boarder, diamond, circle, or square can be used to provide information or regulations such as a no wake zone or a shoal area. As with all other aids to navigation, they should be given a wide berth to avoid ...
Visiting yachtsmen usually have the option of buying each amenity from a fixed schedule of fees, and arrangements can be as wide as a single use, such as a shower, or several weeks of temporary berthing.
Such a vessel will usually have many cabins below deck. Typically there will be three double-berth cabins; a single large saloon with galley, seating and navigation equipment; and a "head" consisting of a toilet and shower-room.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Aft, Forward, Deck
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