Crew list: list prepared by the master of a ship showing the full names, nationality, passport or discharge book number, rank and age of every officer and crew member engaged on board that ship.
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Crew: The group of people who assist the skipper in sailing a yacht.
Crew: The team of sailors that sails the yacht.
Dacron: A white woven sailcloth made of polyester fiber. Brand name by DuPont.
Dead Downwind: Sailing straight with the wind.
Crew
One or more people who aid in the operation of a boat.
Crow's nest
A small, sheltered platform close to the top of a ship's mast, used by the lookout.
Crew Safety Issues
Man Overboard
This is unquestionably the most difficult thing to deal with, because it tends to create panic. And panic is the worst that can happen in this situation.
Crew Member
Any person actually employed for duties on board during a voyage in the working or service of a ship and included in the crew list (IMO).
crew - A ship's complement, and including every man employed on board in any capacity whatsoever, distinct from passengers.
Crew Cut:
A short haircut given to the whole ship crew.
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GOOD CREW P0INTERS
DO wear buoyancy aids and life-lines, at night and in rough weather when sailing offshore.
DO offer to bring food for the ships stores when sailing in longer races. Bring sandwiches for day races.
20. A crew member detached the halyard from the mainsail and it has gone to the top of the mast. There is a spinnaker halyard, however you do not have a bowsman's chair. What knot could you used to help you out of this predicament ? ...
Crew ascend Prince William's ratlines in order to work aloft.
See Ratlines (history) for escape routes of WWII war criminals.
A crew member responsible for cleaning the deck, and an overall boat maintenance.
deckhead
The underside of the deck, viewed from below (the ceiling.) ...
The crew at Sparkman & Stephens has again teamed up with the Morris crew to produce a boat designed in the style of the boats of the 1940s and 1950s.
See crew overboard.
manual
Operated by hand rather than electricity or automatically, for example manual bilge pump.
The crew of the Attic trireme consisted of from 200 to 225 men in all. Of these 170 were rowers54 on the lower bank (thalamites), 54 on the middle bank (zygites), and 62 on the upper bank (thranites), ...
Caution: Crew will rapidly become spoiled if you charter a catamaran or powerboat with davits as they will not be required to worry about hauling in your dinghy every time you want to anchor, moor or dock.
Have all crew members know what to do in the case of a man overboard.
Carry as standard piece of equipment several throwable cushions, in a spot on the boat known to all crew members.
Have the crew grab the pick-up buoy and haul on the pick-up line to find the fatter mooring line. Haul the mooring line on deck, thread through the Fairlead ...
Alert all crew that you will be gybing. Make sure crew are not where they may be struck by the boom or tackle. Have someone ready with the jibsheets.
After the crew disembarked, the end of the painter was tied off near the inboard end of the boom. When the dinghy was released, it would lie to the lazy painter, safely away from the ship's side.
A dinghy's crew can rest or fish if it has a small anchor. A rode (anchor rope) made of floating rope can't be cut by snags on the bottom. The traditional dinghy anchor is a mushroom, which does well in muddy bottoms.
Idler- A crew man that does not stand watch
in irons- A sailboat with its bow pointed directly into the wind, preventing the sails from filling properly so that the boat can move ...
the member of the crew responsible for steering
Heel
the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails ...
A harness worn by crew and tethered to the boat with a line to prevent the wearer from falling overboard.
Sampson Post
A strong vertical post in which lines can be attached.
Cabin - A room or living compartment for passengers or crew.
Cabin Sole - The floor or bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat ...
BIMINI: Cover or roof to protect crew from sun and adverse weather on the bridge or in the cockpit the boat.
BITTER END: The last part of a rope or chain. The inboard end of the anchor rode.
BLOCK: A pulley on board ship in invariably called a block ...
SCUTTLE BUTT The designation for a container of the supply of drinking water for the use of the crew. SEA CHEST An arrangement for supplying sea water to condensers and pumps, and for discharging waste water from the ship to the sea.
A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair. Bow The front of the boat. Bowline A knot used to make a loop in a line. Easily untied, it is simple and strong. The bowline is used to tie sheets to sails.
In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.
Foot For a triangular sail, the bottom edge.
Forepeak The compartment farthest forward in the bow of the boat. Often used for anchor or sail stowage.
Person responsible for the safety of the ship and its crew; 3. The highest ranking commissioned officer in the United States Navy until 1862.; 4.
BOS'N top ranking seaman, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room and galley areas BOW, pron.
Cabin: A compartment for passengers or crew.
Cabin sole: The bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat.
Cable: 1) The rope or chain made fast to the anchor. 2) Nautical unit of distance, ...
LIFEBOAT DRILL - An exercise conducted on board every ship to familiarise crew and any passengers with how to evacuate the ship in an emergency.
Ballast - weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability (In a multihull - useless crew on other boats.)
Bar-- a shoal area at the river or inlet (Also site of post-race discussions / lies / exaggerations / bet-collections) ...
CABIN - A compartment for passengers or crew.
CAP - A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.
CAPSIZE - To turn over.
Cabin: A room on a boat for passengers and crew
Cabin sole: The floor of a cabin
California: A state of the US and a region in Mexico; the Gulf of California is among the most heavily used sailing destinations in the World ...
ready about: instruction to crew to prepare to come about. reef: to reduce the size of a sail to shorten sail, usually by partially lowering it and tying it off with reefing lines. rig: arrangements of masts and sails ...
Dodger with easy visibility forward to keep the wind out of the cockpit, and along with splash cloths keep crew in the cockpit dry when water is shipped, and Bimini to shade us from the tropical sun.
Folding mast steps.
Proper rafting is an art and is a lot of fun when done correctly and you and your crew can have a lot of pride in it!
Having proper equipment is a must in rafting.
Boatswain: Also bosun, Crew member who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship.
Bobstay: A stay underneath the bowsprit that counteracts the upward pull of the forestay.
CABIN A compartment for passengers or crew. CABLE TIER That part of a vessel where anchor cables are stowed. CAREEN To haul a vessel onto her side in shallow water or on a beach in order to clean or repair her hull.
CABIN - A compartment for passengers or crew.
CAPSIZE - To turn over.
CAST OFF - To let go.
CATAMARAN - A twin-hulled boat, with hulls side-by-side.
CHAFING GEAR - Tubing or cloth wrapping used to protect a line from chafing on a rough surface.
The vertical forces on a floating ship are in equilibrium, and the total weight of the boat (including cargo and crew) due to gravity always equals the buoyancy force, which acts upwards through the center of displacement (c.o.d.).
ready aboutLast warning given by a helmsman before tacking and turning the bow into the wind, notifying the crew that the boom and sail will cross the boat. receiver boxPart of a hitch that receives and holds the hitch bar or shank.
A cockpit is where the crew sits to operate it.
A keel is a vertical fin under the boat that adds stability.
A rudder is an underwater fin that moves to help with steering.
A tiller is a stick used to steer the boat from the cockpit.
The Vansittart found the shoals, all right-it found them good, running aground and sustaining enough damage that it took on water so rapidly that the crew had to abandon the ship on a reef off a tiny island in the Java Sea.
Her crew got scared. They were afraid she would turn turtle. A surveyor from the Trinity House was sent aboard, and he made a report which was submitted to her designer, ...
(a) Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, ...
Meanwhile, most of the crew had been ordered to evacuate the ship. Those that left the ship included the entire staff of shipwrights and key members of the electrical staff, depriving the damage control crews of much-needed expertise.
When in port, and with the crew restricted to the ship for any extended period of time, wives and ladies of easy virtue often were allowed to live aboard along with the crew.
Dedicated offshore racing yachts sacrifice crew comfort for speed, having basic accommodation to reduce weight. Depending on the type of race, such a yacht may have a crew of 15 or more. Very large inshore racing yachts may have a crew of 30.
This rule applies only to a boat's change of course and not a change of speed or angle of heel or a change in position of her crew or equipment.
When the ice grew too thick, the crew and male passengers in exchange for a lower rate, would pull the boat across the ice.
No person shall operate a boat in Noxentown Lake, New Castle County, propelled by a motor of more than 5 horsepower, except when such boat is being used for the purpose of training a crew of a shell or other racing boat, ...
Without proper preparation when jibing, the force of the boom's motion can be destructive, injuring the crew and damaging equipment. In strong winds and on large boats this force can dismast the boat and seriously injure crew members hit by the boom.
BARE BOAT CHARTER A charter in which the bare ship is chartered without crew; the charterer, for a stipulated sum taking over the vessel for a stated period of time, with a minimum of restrictions; ...
The overall volume of a ship's hull, including crew cabins, storerooms and machinery spaces. A ton equals 100 cubic feet. The calculation of tonnage is complex, and a major revision in tonnage calculation laws occurred in 1864.
LOOKOUT -A member of the crew stationed on the forecastle, or on the bridge, whose duty it is to watch for any dangerous objects or for any other vessels heaving into sight.
LPG -Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.
Finish -- A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the finishing line in the direction of the course from the last mark either for the first time or, if she takes a penalty, ...
 See also: Boat, Hull, Sailing, Sail, Forward
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