Deckstation: The place for anyone stationed on a given deck.
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Belowdecks
Down below, the layout is startlingly spacious; the headroom is more than six feet is some places. Portlights in the coachroof allow sunlight to penetrate and flood the saloon, giving it a buttery glow.
Decks which for protective purposes are fitted with plating of extra strength and thickness are further defined, for technical purposes, as "protective" and "splinter," in addition to their regular names.
BELOW DECKS
Check and lubricate seacocks.
Check all hoses and clamps.
Check bilge pump and float switch operation.
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with two decks, but three tiers of beams. D is a shelter-decked vessel of the highest class fitted with three decks and four tiers of beams and having machinery of high power. E is an American lake steamer in which the draught was limited to 20 ft.
TO WHITEN decks, mix oxalic acid with fresh water in the proportion of one pound to the gallon. Apply lightly with a mop and wash off immediately.
Fibreglass decks are quite slick with their mirror-smooth surfaces, so a non-skid texture is often moulded into their surface, or non-skid pads glued down in working areas.
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Clear the Decks:
Clear the deck/Clear for action: In preparation for heavy weather, "Clear the deck," (or a naval engagement, "clear for action") meant removing anything from the deck that was not essential.
Caboose - Old term for the galley of a vessel situated normally on the deck and not between decks.
bulkhead -- a partition below decks that separates one part of the vessel from another
bulwarks -- rail around the deck
buoy -- floating marker used for navigation
cabin sole --the bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat ...
The most forward below decks area of a vessel. Gale A storm with a wind speed between 34 to 40 knots. Galley The kitchen area on a boat. Global Positioning System GPS for short.
an obstruction ABREAST alongside of; on the 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 ...
Often used in hulls; very widely used in decks.
Scupper Drain in cockpit, Coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard.
Ballast: Weight below decks that keeps the boat upright.
Battens: Strips of wood or other materials used to support a sail or sail area.
Batten Down: Secure hatches and loose objects for approaching bad weather.
ventilator construction designed to lead air below decks. May have a cowl, which can be angled into or away from the wind; and may be constructed with baffles, so that water is not allowed below.
SCUPPERS - Holes through w hich the water runs overboard off the decks.
SEA COCK - A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel's interior and the sea.
clear the decks -- remove unnecessary things from the decks
Cleat - a a two-horned fitting used to secure a line to the boat or mast
clew -- the lower aft corner of the fore and aft sails ...
Not all ships have cambered decks; ships with cambered weather decks and flat internal decks are not uncommon.
Tumblehome: Inward slope of hull sides above the waterline - the opposite of flare.
to 47 knots (39 to 54 miles per hour); see also weather definitions galleass A large, heavily armed three-masted Mediterranean galley of the 16th and 17th century galleon A large, three-masted sailing ship generally having two or more decks ...
A vessel over 100 meters shall also use the available working lights to illuminate her decks.
2) Aground - Two red lights in a vertical line.
Scupper: Drains in the decks or inner parts of boats (cabins, cockpit and alike) that lead water overboard
Sea Cock: A valve in the hull that protects the plumbing pipes of a yacht to water from outside the vessel ...
bass boatLow-profile, outboard-powered boat, generally no more than 22 feet long and typically equipped with rod lockers, casting decks with pedestal seats and livewells.
They were used for caulking the seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.
Oar- A long shaft with a blade at one end most often used in pairs on on each side of the boat (rowing) ...
The side decks are on both sides. The afterdeck is near the stern. A deck box is a locker on deck. Deck gear consists of cleats, winches, blocks, and other equipment used on deck.
All narrow boats normally have decks fore and aft. The after deck can be large enough to allow a passenger to sit with the helmsman when the boat is said to have a ‘cruiser' stern.
All non-swimmers and all children under 12 should wear a life jacket when in the cockpit or moving about the decks.
Non-swimmers should stay in the cockpit while sailing.
A typical frigate's decks are (from the uppermost): Spar or weather deck, gun deck, berth deck, orlop, and the hold, which is the very bottom of the ship. Other "decks" were named by convention, such as the "quarterdeck." ...
Here's why: Boat decks inevitably become wet, so passengers need extra gripping action to keep from slipping. Some sneakers have good treads, but boat shoes are designed for this express reason.
Construction designed to lead air below decks. May have a cowl, which can be angled into or away from the wind; and may be constructed with baffles, so that water is not allowed below, as in Dorade ventilator.
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On deck of a ship, between planks, was a thick caulk of black tar and rope to keep water from between decks.
cuddy cabin
Belowdecks accommodations in the bow area for overnighting and stowage.
cure
Hardening process for resin-soaked fiberglass laminates.
FEEDER -A grain container or reservoir constructed around the hatchway between two decks of a ship which when filled with grain automatically feeds or fills in the vacant areas in the lower holds.
FEU -Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).
TWEENDECKER T/D - A vessel of two or more decks for the carriage of general cargo including bagged and/or mixed general cargoes and containers. Most tweendeckers are also suitable for bulk cargoes.
forecastle - Also fo'c'sle or fo'csle. Pronounced fo'csle. The most forward below decks area of a vessel.
foremast - The forward mast of a two or more masted vessel.
foresail - A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jjib.
twiddler - Small broom used in scrubbing the decks of yachts, to clean out corners.
twiddling stick - The tiller, hence "twiddling lines" are the tiller lines.
twine - Light line; line used for servings and whippings.
BULKHEAD-A partition or wall below decks.
BUOY-A floating object anchored to show position.
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A funnel used to force wind in a hatch and ventilate the below decks area.
Windage
The amount of a boat, sail or other object that the wind can push on.
Clear decks of sails, if possible, before you reach the harbour mouth and call the crew to the cockpit, and explain, clearly, what you intend to do, and how they are to help you. Now you have the odds in your favour.
ORLOP - Lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks.
OUTRIGGER - Spar extended from side of ship to help secure mast.
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Coaming - raised wooden rims or curbs around the hatch covers on deck, which keep water from sloshing down the decks into the holds.
Companionway - opening leading from the main deck down into the cabin(s), accessed by stairs or ladder.
Cofferdam
An empty space on board of a vessel between two bulkheads or two decks separating oil tanks from each other and/or the engine room or other compartments.
Old hemp or jute fiber, loosely twisted and impregnated with tar or a tar derivative, used to caulk sides and decks of ships and to pack joints of pipes and caissons. (back)
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(c) A vessel at anchor may, and a vessel of 100 meters and more in length shall, also use the available working or equivalent lights to illuminate her decks.
(a) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen: ...
15th of May, 1747: "40-gun ships may undoubtedly be built slighter and much snugger than our present ships, whose extra strength and height in creases their weight aloft, and may thereby obstruct their sailing, but their guns being on two decks gives ...
lines, composed of two or . three ropeyarns, either plaited or twisted, and used for various purposes at sea, particularly to, fasten the service on the cable; to reef the sails by'" the bottom) and to sling the sailors' ham- mocks between decks.
LOLL - the state of instability caused when a ship is top heavy or has too much water such as from flooding below decks
LONGSHOREMAN - dock labourers employed to work cargo on ships - see also Stevedore.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Forward, Deck, Aft
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