FLYING BRIDGE: An added set of controls above the level of the normal control station for better visibility. Usually open, but may have a collapsible top for shade.
FOLLOWING SEA: An overtaking sea that comes from astern.
flying bridge
Raised, second-story helm station, often located above the primary helm.
following sea
Wave pattern running in the same direction as the boat.
flying bridge - A high steering position, also called a flybridge.
flying jib - A jib set in vessels on the flying jib boom.
Flying Bridge:
The highest navigation bridge. It usually includes an added set of controls above the level of the normal control station for better visibility.
flying bridge: a raised platform that affords unobstructed vision for steering and navigation. fo'c'sle: an abbreviation of forecastle. Refers to that portion of the cabin which is farthest forward.
bridge, fly bridge, flying bridge
A steering platform located a level above a powerboat's deck.
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As the operation of the ship is directed from the bridge or flying bridge above it, there should also be a clear, open passage from one side of the vessel to the other.
the ship FIX a vessel's position determined by navigation data FAIRLEAD a chock or hole, block or sheave, through which a line may be run without danger of chafing or jamming, so as to provide a smooth run or change of direction FLYING BRIDGE the ...
of the water; (2) owing to the special design of the bows, boats and rafts are easy to row, while the pontoons in bridge oppose little resistance to the current, and so require less anchor power; (3) transport rafts, pierheads and flying bridges can ...
Monkey island: A flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
Mooring: Securing to a dock or to a buoy, or anchoring with two anchors.
Mother Carey's chickens: Small birds that foretell bad weather and bad luck.
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 See also: Bridge, Feet, Hull, Keel, Block
  
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