First mate (chief mate): directly responsible for all deck operations (cargo storage and handling, deck maintenance deck supplies). Assigns and checks deck department overtime; ship's medical officer.
Mate's Receipt
A document signed by the chief officer of a vessel acknowledging the receipt of a certain consignment on board of that vessel. On this document, remarks can be made as to the order and condition of the consignment.
Mate
An assistant to the captain.
Mayday
An internationally recognized distress signal used on a radio to indicate a life-threatening situation.
Mate - An officer next in command to a master.
Mathew Walker Knot - used for the standing part of the lanyards of lower rigging, and many other purposes. BOY'S MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP AND GUNNERY shows how this knot is tied.
mate'-y
{noun}
Assistant to the captain. As in, "Yes, this is the Captain's matey. May I tell the Captain what this is regarding?" ...
mate
In a boat's crew, the captain's chief assistant. The first mate is the number-one assistant, the second mate is next in authority, and so on. They may be watch captains; see watch.
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Mate: An officer of a merchant vessel ranking below the captain.
Mutiny: Rebellion against the ship's constituted authority.
CHIEF MATE - The officer in the deck department next in rank to the master; second in command of a ship. He is next to the master, most especially in the navigation and as far as the deck department is concerned.
Mate - A deck officer ranking next below that of master. Usually divided into first, second, third, etc. to indicate seniority.
MAYDAY - An internationally recognized distress signal used on a radio to indicate a life threatening situation.
The list of men unable to report for duty was given to the officer or mate of the watch by the ship's surgeon. The list was kept at the binnacle.
Bitt, plural Bitts - Posts mounted on the ship's bow, for fastening ropes or cables.
Practically the pilot directs himself the manoeuver of the vessel by giving steering orders to the helmsman and engine orders to the ship mate.
the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio, - cum, with, and panis, bread, - one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pagus or district), a mess-mate or ...
We replaced all the loose rivets with new ones of a larger size, I hardening the old ones that needed attention with a few taps of the hammer from the inside, while my mate "held" with another hammer from the outside.
To achieve an attractive rollededge look to the sheer, we used a split pipe detail to mate the glass deck and the aluminum hull together.
This was administered by the Bosun's Mate using a whip called a cat o' nine tails. The "cat" was kept in a leather or baize bag. It was considered bad news indeed when the cat was let out of the bag.
Able seamen (AB): stands watch, during which he steers the vessel, stands lookout, assist the mate on watch and makes rounds of the ship to insure that all is in order.
BOATSWAIN (BOSUN)- The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.
Bucko - a friendly form of address, like "chum" or "mate."
Burgee - an identifying flag.
Ensure that the skipper and first mate understand that the diver down flag should only be displayed from the yacht when someone is in the water and snorkeling to check the anchor or boat.
Many packages also include snorkeling, lounging on the white sand beaches that abound, even fish-spotting in the coral reefs. It's not likely you and your mate will have another opportunity to pamper yourselves, ...
which the mast fits in any boat where a mast is stepped on deck [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] mast butt The lower end of a mast masthead The top of the mast mast step A frame or slot used to secure the lower end of the mast mate ...
 See also: Boat, Point, Deck, Top, Anchor
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