plot
To plan a navigation course using a chart.
poling platform
Small elevated stand on a flats boat used by a fisherman to silently pole through shallow water and scout for fish.
Plot
To find a ship's actual or intended course or mark a fix on a chart.
Plow anchor
Also called a CQR or coastal quick release anchor. An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape.
plot
To keep track of a boat's position, track, and bearings on a chart, either manually or electronically. The plot (for example the D.R. plot) is the record of bearings and positions on a chart.
Plot a course and understand True and Magnetic course
Keep track of a position either by dead reckoning or with a GPS.
Plot - To mark a course on a chart.
Plug - (1) A tapered device, usually made from wood or rubber, which can be forced into a hole to prevent water from flowing through it.
DEAD RECKONING - A plot of courses steered and distances traveled through the water.
DEADRISE - The angle from the bottom of the hull (not the keel) to the chine.
DECK - A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof.
Dead ReckoningA plot of courses steered and distances traveled through the water.
DeckA permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part of a ship serving as a floor.
DisplacementThe weight of water displaced by a floating vessel.
Chart table A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses. Chine The location where the deck joins the hull of the boat. Chop Small, steep disorderly waves.
A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. verb in-trigued, in-trigu-ing, in-trigues (în-trêg¹) verb, intransitive To engage in secret or underhand schemes; plot.
GPS systems use a constellation of Earth-orbiting satellites to determine and plot a location. This type of technology was once only used by the military but has been opened up to the private sector.
Estimated Position (EP) - Plot DR on chart and line of position (LOP) from a marker then correct the dead reckoning (DR) location by plotting 90° from DR location to LOP. This is not a FIX ...
If the oberver had taken the time to plot the tracks, rether than rely on assumptions, he or she would have seen that the vessels were in fact on a collision course.
If the sails are discolored, they may be improved by laying them on a plot of clean sand, scrubbing them on both sides with seawater and saltwater soap, ...
Napier diagram - A graphic plot of compass deviation values. This diagram provides a means of converting between magnetic and compass directions.
A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.
cheek block
A block with one end permanently attached to a surface.
Course Protractor:
An instrument with a movable arm to plot a course on a chart
Courtesy Flag:
A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.
(the wind is coming over the right railing of the boat as you look forward) or a port (the wind's coming over the left railing) tack. By shifting back and forth between these two tacks and the different points of sail, you can plot a zigzag ...
or hooks upon which a stern-mounted rudder swings pipe up When the wind increases in velocity pitch The vertical motion of a boat as its bow rises and falls; Compare to roll pitchpole When a boat is thrown bow first, end-over-end plot ...
 See also: Sailing, Boat, Deck, Course, Forward
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