Port state control: the inspection of foreign ships in national ports for the purpose of verifying that the condition of a ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international conventions and that the vessel is manned and operated ...
Port Hand and Starboard Hand Buoys
Port hand buoys are green and starboard hand buoys are red. They show which side of a channel is safest to travel; accordingly, they mark channels or hazards.
Port: The left side of the boat when you are looking forward.
Port Tack: Wind across the port side.
Reaching: Sailing with the sail eased.
port - 1 - The left side of the boat from the perspective of a person at the stern of the boat and looking toward the bow. The opposite of starboard. 2 - A porthole. A window in the side of a boat, usually round or with rounded corners.
port
The left side of a boat when facing the bow. Also, a marina harbor or commercial dock.
power catamaran
A multihulled powerboat with two identical side-by-side hulls.
Port
When standing facing direction of vessel travel, the left hand side.
See: Larboard.
Port: The side of a boat or ship that is to your left went facing the bow. Also known as larboard.
Port Tack: Sailing with the wind coming over the port side of the boat.
Put the Helm Up: Move the tiller to windward.
Port - left side of the ship facing forward
Port - the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward
Pilot ...
port - The left side of a ship when facing forward
starboard - The right side of a ship when facing forward
stern - The rear of a boat ...
Port: The left side of the boat when facing forward.
Jib: Also called the 'foresail' because it is in the front of the boat. Some sailboats have several types of jibs that are used for different purposes.
Port - the left side of the boat
Port tack - sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side
Privileged vessel - the ship with the right of way ...
Port
Harbour having facilities for vessels to moor and load or discharge.
Left side of a vessel when facing towards the front or forward end. Port of Call
Place where a vessel actually drops anchor or moors during a certain voyage.
Port - 1) an inhabited harbor with facilities for visiting ships. 2) the left-hand side of the ship when facing forward. (See also Larboard.)
Privateer - one bearing Letters of Marque, also refers to the ship he sails.
Port- The left side of a boat, looking toward the bow.
Port tack- When the wind comes over the port side of a boat, and the sails are on the starboard side.
Prevailing winds- Average wind direction for season and area.
Port: Nautical term for the left side of a yacht when facing forward.
Port Tack: Sailing with the wind blowing onto the port side and the mainsail on the starboard side.
Port
The left hand side when looking forward towards the bow.
Ratchet block ...
PortThe left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.
PropellerA rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel.
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Port of refuge: port, not a ship's itinerary, which she calls at because of some unforeseen hazard at sea and where she may undergo repairs, refuel, or rescue cargo to enable her to continue her voyage.
Port tack To sail with the wind on the port side.
Porthole Watertight window in the ships side or superstructure for ventilation and light.
RACON Beacon giving characteristic signal when triggered by ship's radar set.
Port Rudder Action Blast twice short, Turn to port
Leaving a Boat on Your Starboard Side Double blast, Starboard pass ...
PORT STATES Port States which have authority under conventions to check that foreign ships visiting their ports comply with IMO requirements
POST-PANAMAX A vessel to wide to pass through the Panama Canal.
port - The left side of a vessel; opposite of starboard; an (small) opening for ventilation or light; established facilities for maintaining ships.
port lights - Circular or square glass lights in the sides of a vessel.
Port, Portside: the left side of the ship facing front. Traditionally ships docked with the left side to the pier or dock and the right side, or starboard side facing outward to the sea.
Port
Port is the nautical term (used on boats and ships) that refers to the left side of a ship, as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing towards the bow (the front of the vessel).
Port tack
sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side
Privileged vessel ...
Port
{Barbor}
Left side of the ship when looking fore from the stern.
Any port in a storm:
When trouble struck at sea, seamen would go to the nearest to "any port in a storm." Now this phrase has entered our everyday language and is used when we have problems and any and all help is welcome.
freeing port
An opening in the rail (bulwarks) along the deck to allow water to drain.
freer ...
PORT CIP- Contracts with berth CIP. NOR can be given when within commercial limits of the port
POST-PANAMAX- A vessel to wide to pass through the Panama Canal.
Port - The left side of a boat, as well as a direction to the left; openings in the side of the boat to admit light and/or ventilation; the area of a shore establishment such as a marina.
PORT - The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.
PRIVELEGED VESSEL - A vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rule, has right-of-way (this term has been superseded by the term "stand-on").
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Port is a four letter word - and so is left. Port wine is red. So when standing at the back of a vessel (aft) looking forward (for'ud), the left side of your vessel is the port side and should show a red light at night.
Port and starboard navigation lights.
sight reduction tables
Published or computerized data used to make calculations in celestial navigation. See navigate.
PORT - When facing forward, the left side of a shift.
PRIMAGE - Fee paid to loaders for loading ship.
PURSER - Ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers.
Port (To) - By a boat's left side
Port Side - A boat's left side
Port Side Bow Light is Red - Starboard side bow light is green ...
port side, and the righting couple is therefore greater than that corresponding to the angle of heel of the ship and a fixed centre of gravity amidships. In the position No.
A port that is not directly listed in the tide tables but for which information is available as a difference from a nearby standard port.
Sector
An arc of a circle in which certain types of navigational lights known as sector lights are visible.
To port, there is a large head compartment with a separate shower stall. The entire head area is molded fiberglass and the shower area features a seat and door. There is plenty of storage in the head with cabinets both above and below the sink area.
The port quarter galleries of the 17th century warship Vasa. The galleries alone have over 70 highly ornate wooden sculptures of varying themes and size, all of which were originally painted in bright, vivid colors.
To the port side of the boat.
Apparent wind
The combination of the true wind and the wind caused by the boat's own speed. This is the wind felt on the boat, as well as the one shown by the telltales.
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.
Wind on port side, allow leeway to the right.
Or you may thus define it:
Vessel on starboard tack, allow leeway to the left.
Either the port or starboard sides of the boat near to the stern.
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A boat on a port tack must give way to one on a starboard tack.
When both boats are on the same tack (wind on the same side), the vessel to windward must give way to a leeward vessel (the one farthest from the wind).
inspection port
A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.
intercoastal waterway (ICW) ...
Before leaving port, always fill the water tank using the fresh water deck fill. On most cruises it is advisable to carry bottled water. It tastes better and eliminates using contaminated water which may have been put in the boat's fresh water tank.
Stow headsails in port side torpedo tube. Furl mains'l with main haliard, center boom and tighten main sheet.
Remove the shore box, oars, cooler, and engine fending bucket, from cabin and load onto Toad.
Check bilge before leaving boat ...
Starboard tack and port tack relate to which boat will have r-o-w under Rule 10 (On Opposite Tacks). Used in: Rules 10, 11, 18.1, 18.3, 19.1 and Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap.
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The anchor on the port side was known as the small bower (although they were the same size).
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - see Devil
Betwixt Wind and Water - On or near the line of immersion of a ship's hull.
Boats underway should have a red light visible from its port bow, a green light on the starboard bow and a white light at its stern. Other lights are required for vessels under power, fishing, towing, etc.
P & S Port and starboard (both sides). The port is the left side of a boat looking forward, starboard on the right. PAINTER A line made fast to the bow of a small boat.
fathoms cam cleat A fitting that has interlocking teeth on springs (cam) instead of prong to secure a rope [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] can buoy A cylindrical black buoy with a flat top and marked with an odd number, found on the port ...
is close to another ship or 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 ...
When in toe rail, properly known as "freeing port"
Scuttle- A round window in the side or deck of a boat that may be opened to admit light and air, and closed tightly when required.
Seat Locker - A storage locker located under a cockpit seat.
SAPO - South African Port Operations
SASSA - SA Ship Suppliers Association.
SATS GBOBA - General Botha Old Boys Association.
WATERSHED A fitting on the outside of the shell of a ship over an air port, a door, or a window to prevent water which runs down the ship's side from entering the opening. One over an air port is also called a Brow or a Port Flange.
Experienced local navigator who advise the master about the peculiarities of the port and its approaches. Practically the pilot directs himself the manoeuver of the vessel by giving steering orders to the helmsman and engine orders to the ship mate.
A single axis speed log normally measures speed along the longitudinal (fore/aft) axis of the vessel, while a dual axis speed log measures speed along the transverse (port-starboard) axis as well. (Also see Doppler Speed Log).
LARBOARD - A term synonymous with port (left side of the boat).
LATITUDE - The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees.
LAZARETTE - A storage space in a boat's stern area.
LEE - The side sheltered from the wind.
WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?
Documented vessels do not display their official numbers on the outside of the hull, but are identified by the name and hailing port.
 See also: Boat, Starboard, Hull, Aft, Forward
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