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 TM 55-1905-242-14
Aft or after
At, near, or toward the stern.
Aids to navigation
Charted marks (such as buoys, beacons, lights, and electronic devices) to
assist navigators.
Amidships
Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and
stern; often contracted to "midships."
Astern
Behind the vessel; in the direction of the stern.
Athwartship
At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of a vessel; across the vessel in a
direction at right angles to the keel.
Beam
The maximum width of a vessel, also called breadth.
Berth
A place for securing a vessel, either in the stream or alongside a wharf or
other vessel.
Bilge
The lowest interior position of a ship; the water that accumulates in the
bilge is called bilge water.
Bilge pump
A pump used aboard vessels to remove accumulations of water in the
bilge.
Bitter end
Last end of a rope or inboard end of an anchor cable secured to a bitt.
Bitts
Pair of heavy posts, set vertically in a deck or on a pier, to which mooring
or towing lines are fastened.
Boat hook
A wooden staff with a metal hook and prod at one end used for fending off
or holding on when coming alongside a vessel or a wharf. It is also used
for picking up small objects from the water.
Bow
The forward part of a vessel.
Bowline
A line leading from the bow of a vessel.
Bulkhead
Partition dividing the interior of a vessel into various compartments.
Chafe
To wear down by rubbing the surface of a line against a solid object.
Chafing gear
A guard of canvas, rope, or similar material placed around spars, lines, or
rigging to prevent wear.
Chocks
Round or oval holes in a vessel's bulwark, sometimes fitted with rollers,
through which hawsers and ropes are passed; also blocks of wood for
supporting boats, weights, and so on.
Cleat
Wood or metal fitting that has two projecting horns to which a line is
secured.
Coaming
Sidewall of a hatch projecting above the deck around the perimeter of the
hatch to prevent water from going below.
Coxswain
The enlisted person in charge of a small craft.
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