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Deep sea trades: the traffic routes of both cargo and passenger vessels which are regularly engaged on the high seas or on long voyages.
Deep stowage: any bulk, bagged or other type of cargo stowed in single hold ships.
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Fire at Sea
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Head sea - Waves coming from the direction in which a vessel is heading.
Helm - Where the steering wheel is located. The helmsman is the person (male or female) who is steering the boat. You should always have a designated helmsman on board.
While land is heated fast, the sea changes temperature very slowly. By looking at the water surface, you can tell a lot about the presence of wind. While ripples mean that wind is present, don't confuse them with current.
FOLLOWING SEA: An overtaking sea that comes from astern.
FORE-AND-AFT: In a line parallel to the keel.
FOREPEAK: A compartment in the bow of a small boat.
FORWARD: Toward the bow of the boat.
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sea cock
Through-hull fitting with a valve between the interior and the exterior of the boat.
seaworthy
Ability to handle rough weather. Also called sea-kindly.
sea cock - A valve used to prevent water from entering at a through hull.
sea kindly - A boat that comfortable in rough weather.
sea level - The average level of the oceans, used when finding water depths or land elevations.
sea, a - A wave. A heavy sea is when the waves are large and steep. When a quantity of water falls aboard a vessel it is said that "she shipped a sea." ...
sea anchor
A drogue designed to bring a boat to a near stop in heavy weather. Typically a sea anchor is set off of the bow of a boat so that the bow points into the wind and rough waves.
sea buoy ...
Sea buoy
The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.
Sea level
The average level of the oceans, used when finding water depths or land elevations.
Sea Legs
After walking on a ship for long periods of time, sailors became accustomed to the rocking of the ship in the water. So, early in a voyage a sailor was said to be lacking his "sea legs" when the ship motion was still foreign to him.
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Sea Cock - A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel's interior and the sea.
Sea Room - A safe distance from the shore or other hazards.
Sea dog - an experienced sailor. "He were a tough old sea dog."
Scupper that - a term of derision meaning "that's BS." Scuppers are properly small openings at the edges of the deck which allow water to wash back over the side.
Sea AnchorAny device used to reduce a boat's drift before the wind.
SecureTo make fast.
ShackleA "U" shaped connector with a pin or bolt across the open end.
Sea Area A2 Basically MF areas.
Sea Area A3 Ocean areas within INMARSAT coverage. Below 70 degrees N Latitude and above 70 degrees S Latitude. Most ships will operate in Sea Area A3.
Beam sea- Waves running at right angles to the boat's corse.
Beam wind- A wind that blows at at right angles to a boat's course.
Head sea Sea from ahead, beam sea is caused by wind blowing abeam.
Heads Toilets in a ship.
Heave the lead To take soundings with a lead line.
Short Sea Trader
Shrouds
Rigging that prevents masts from moving from side to side.
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SEA WORTHINESS- The sufficiency of a vessel in materials construction,equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed.Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer -- overloading, untrained officers, etc.
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Sea
(1) A body of salt water. A very large body of fresh water. (2) Any body of salt water when talking about its condition or describing the water around a boat. Heavy seas for example.
Sea Anchor ...
sea anchor
A device used to limit drifting far from shore. Often used when riding out storms, it is a parachute deployed off the bow at the end of a line to keep the bow pointed into the waves. Sometimes "storm anchor". See storm. Compare with drogue.
SEA ANCHOR-A drag device (usually a conical canvas pocket held open by a metal hoop, but a canvas bucket in Tinkerbelle's case) used to keep the boat headed into the wind and waves while it is not under way, especially during heavy weather.
SEA ROOM - A safe distance from the shore or other hazards.
SEAWORTHY - A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions.
SECURE - To make fast.
Sea water which freezes and forms into large floes. Also known as sea ice, it is different from icebergs.
Peak Hmax
Highest maximum wave height recorded during a storm event.
SEA TRIALS - A series of trials conducted by ship/vessel builders during which the owner's representatives on board act in a consulting and checking capacity to determine if the vessel has met the specifications.
Sea Anchor - A long line from the bow to a heavy fabric cone that is slightly submerged. Holds the bow into the wind and reduces drift up to 90%. Large opening should be 1 inch for each foot of a boats waterline ...
A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat.
foot
The bottom edge of a sail. Unit of measurement (30.48 cm) ...
Each sea cock has two handles, an "L" shaped one, and a "T" shaped one. The L handle is the valve itself, open when vertical, closed when horizontal. The T handle is a friction lock for the valve.
Many sea-going vessels are built to carry a particular cargo on one voyage and a general cargo on the return voyage.
Land and sea breezes are caused by the difference in temperature between the land and the sea. Land cools and heats quicker than water. Thus, during the day the land is warmer than the water and during the night the land is cooler.
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Vessels at sea do not actually have any 'right of way' - they are, correctly, in the position of being 'stand on vessel' or 'give way' vessel.
following sea
Wave pattern running in the same direction as the boat.
foot
The bottom edge of a sail.
Never go to sea unless you are able to easily reduce sail area. Does your reefing work properly, and does the storm jib really fit?
Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6,067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or 1,852 metres. A minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile.
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Anything at sea that went by the board or was seen to go overboard was regarded as being as good as lost at sea with no hope. To take aboard was to take useful things above deck, ready to use.
Galley: 1. A sea going vessel propelled mainly by oars used in ancient times. 2. A kitchen in a ship or airplane.
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In radio, a signal transmitted along a narrow course for use in directional finding beam reach Sailing with the wind abeam beam sea 1. A sea at right angles to a vessel's course; 2.
sea buoys: the first buoys a mariner encounters when approaching a channel or harbor entrance from the sea. sector: a colored segment in the sweep of a navigation light. A red sector, for example, warns of dangerous waters.
Perils of the sea: fortuitous accidents or casualties, peculiar to transportation on a navigable water, such as stranding, sinking, collision of the vessel, striking a submerged object, ...
In a heavy cross-sea (Fig. 73) as in the centre of a hurricane, or after the centre has passed, oil-bags should be hung out at regular intervals along both sides.
The bottom of the sea
Dead Reckoning
In weather when navigating officers cannot see the sun or stars they estimate the ship's position by the distance traveled, as shown by the log, etc.; this is called "dead reckoning".
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.
Bewpars, Bewpers - Old name for bunting from which signal and other flags were made.
Admiralty law The "law of the sea". Adrift Floating free with the currents and tide, not under control. Aft, After Toward the stern (rear) of the boat. Aground When a boat is in water too shallow for it to float in, i.
SCUPPERS Drains from decks to carry off accumulations of rain water or sea water. The scuppers are placed in the gutters or waterways on open decks and in corners of enclosed decks, and connect to pipes leading overboard.
ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea
El Niño -- a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador.
While, the ship is at sea with one set of lighters, further sets can be made ready.
cooled by sea water.
Galley - a boat's kitchen. (Where the term "Galley Slave" came from.)
Gel-Coat - colored, two part plastic finish on fiberglass boats.
Gimbal bearing- drive shaft support bearing located in the gimbal housing.
sea anchorA canvas, cone-shaped device deployed to keep the bow headed into the wind to help safely ride out a storm. Also called a drogue. sea cockThrough-hull fitting with a valve between the interior and the exterior of the boat.
current action.
Barratry: Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; done without knowledge or consent of owner.
Barge: 1) A long, narrow, light boat, employed to carry the principal sea ...
BEAM SEA: Sea coming on the side of the ship.
BEARING: The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat.
BILGE: The interior of the hull below the floor boards.
Value added service by inspecting shipped goods when they leave the sea carrier. Pilot Pilot
Experienced local navigator who advise the master about the peculiarities of the port and its approaches.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Line, Point, Wind
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