Quarters: accommodations.
Quay: a structure attached to land to which a vessel is moored ...
quarters
Living and sleeping areas of a vessel.
quartering
The practice of aiming the boat's bow at a 45-degree angle to oncoming waves.
QUARTERS - Accommodation on a ship, i.e. crew quarters.
REEFER - Refrigerator ship; a vessel designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit.
quarters - That part of a yacht or ship nearest the stern
quarter timbers - Large pieces of timber secured to the transom frame, to help form the counter.
Close Quarters:
This term has a nautical origin. In the 17th century hand-to-hand skirmishes onboard ships were known as close-fights.
Sleeping quarters for the boat's captain or guests.
Statute Mile
A mile as measured on land, 5280 feet or 1.6 kilometers. Distances at sea are measured as nautical miles.
7. Officers quarters. Jo. Coal bunker.
8. Stores. II. Loading hatch.
9. Engine and boiler room. 12. Slopes to discharging doors.
General Quarters - The positions and functions assigned to every member of ship's company to manage emergencies or fight the ship; also, the order spoken to take such positions. 1 ...
How does "close-quarters" compare with the closest-point-of-approach distance that triggers risk of collision (see Rule 7 discussion), or with the "safe distance" of paragraph (d) of this Rule, or with the "well-clear" of Rule 16?
Stern line: A mooring line that runs off the stern
Strake: A term used to describe the wooden plank running from the bow to the stern alongside the hull
Stern quarters: The aft corners of the hull ...
cabin A room on a boat used as living quarters cabin sole The bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat cabin trunk A structure built up above the deck and providing headroom below cable 1.
Also applied to the sheet metal or wood sheathing in quarters and storerooms. CEILING, FLOOR Planking fitted on top of the floors or double bottom in the cargo holds.
In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.
Foot For a triangular sail, the bottom edge.
Forepeak The compartment farthest forward in the bow of the boat. Often used for anchor or sail stowage.
Most often used to describe men whose living quarters are located here, officers being housed behind (abaft) the mast and enlisted men before the mast.
FO'C'SL uppermost and most forward enclosed area on the ship; also, crew's quarters FOREDECK the exposed deck forward of the ship's superstructure FOUL the opposite of clear, as in tangled lines or chain, ...
Repairs malfunctioning accessories in living quarters. Assist other engineers as directed. DECK DEPARTMENT
UNLICENSED BOATSWAIN (BOSUN) - Receives working orders for deck gang from chief mate and passes them onto AB's and ordinaries.
In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.
Following Sea - An overtaking sea that comes from astern.
Foot - For a triangular sail, the bottom edge.
Fore And Aft - In a line parallel to the keel.
Foremast - vertical spar most forward.
aft cabinSleeping quarters beneath the aft or rear section of the boat (sometimes called a mid cabin when located beneath the helm). aleeThe side of a boat or object away from the direction of the wind. aloftAbove deck in the rigging.
Sometimes, however, in docking our boats, our only choice is an upwind dockage, and it ranks right up there among the more difficult close quarters manoeuvres we have to face.
Lighting and ventilation are excellent, with opening portlights and hatches, features that turn these aft cabins into pleasant living areas and not just sleeping quarters. The optional crew cabin contains a double berth forward and a head.
Their headquarters are now in Kingstown Harbor, and prizes are put up for them at all the local regattas. They are very handy, too, and quite admirable for the purpose for which they were designed.
(d) A vessel which detects by radar alone the presence of another vessel shall determine if a close-quarters situation is developing and/or risk of collision exists.
In days of yore, all available space on a sailing ship was used for cargo space or as crew quarters.
CABIN: The living quarters aboard a vessel.
CENTERBOARD: An adjustable keel that drops through a slot in the bottom of a boat to provide ballast and sailing stability.
Turning - Remember in tight quarters the stern needs to move in opposite direction of the bow and prop walk predominates in reverse. Brief burst of forward throttle with right rudder will drive stern to port.
Near. To close the lighthouse is to approach it. To be close aboard or in close (tight) quarters is to be very near other objects. Close-quarters maneuvering is handling the boat in these situations.
close-hauled, beating, on the wind ...
1. To tie a cleat hitch, wrap your line three-quarters of the way around the base of the cleat.
2. Cross under one horn, making an "S" on the top of the cleat.
3. Twist a loop with the free end and, in one smooth move....
2 (found in Appendix A) now provides one point for a first place finish (instead of three-quarters of a point as under the IYRR). This means the tie-breaking provisions of Rule A2.3 will apply more frequently than in the past.
Berth: a) The place where you but the boat on a dock. b) bunk or sleeping quarters.
Bilge: The lowest part of a boat's hull.
Block: A deck or track-mounted pulley device through which ropes such as jib and genoa sheets are strung.
In particular, the stern was the location of the officers' quarters, and during the age of sail of the ship, with rows of windows, galleries, walkways, and elaborate decorations.
Cockpit: The aft section of the lowest deck in a man-of-war, the cockpit was usually reserved for the quarters of the midshipmen and others, but was also used for the care of the wounded during engagements.
neap tide: a tide of less than average range, occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
Warrant officers' and Midshipmens' living quarters.
Gunwhale, gunn'l
Upper edge of a boat's side.
Forecastle: 1. A superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel. 2. The quarters for the crew of a merchant ship.
Fore or Forward: Towards the bow of a vessel.
The deck at the furthest back of a ship. Usually above the captain's quarters, the poop deck was usually the highest deck of the ship
Privateer ...
Refers to that portion of the cabin which is farthest forward. In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.
foil
An attachment on the forestay, comprising a groove into which the luff of the jib can be fed.
Tides with smaller range than spring tides two days after the fist and last quarters of the moon.
No-Go Zone
Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.
Fo'c'sle An abbreviation of forecastle. Refers to that portion of the cabin which is farthest forward. In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.
Following Sea - An overtaking sea that comes from astern.
Stern: The back part of the boat, also called the 'after'. The transom is the flat end of the stern. The stern quarters are the back corners of the boat.
I have maneuvered a 47ft. cat in very, very tight quarters... did not hit a thing around the boat, whereas I would certainly have chipped some little gelcoat with a mono. Here is a quick guide to maneuvering at slow speed: ...
tonnage comprises all spaces below the main (tonnage) deck and the enclosed spaces above the main (tonnage) deck less exempted spaces.
The net tonnage consists of the gross tonnage less exemptions like ballast tanks, engine room, living quarters etc.
Your radio must be type accepted or certified by the FCC. You can tell a type accepted radio by the FCC ID label on the radio. You may look at a list of acceptable radios at any FCC field office, FCC headquarters, or FCC Web Site.
QUARTER: The side of a boat three-quarters of the way aft from the bow. An object sighted ‘over the quarter’ is around 45 degrees abaft of the beam.
QUARTERING SEA : Sea coming on a boat's quarter.
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REACHING: Sailing with the sail eased.
Quarters Sleeping areas on the boat. Radar Radio detection and ranging. An electronic instrument that uses radio waves to find the distance and location of other objects. Used to avoid collisions, particularly in times of poor visibility.
 See also: Quarter, Boat, Sailing, High, Point
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