21 Terms
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General boating
shoal draught
Boat; General boating
Shallow draught, making the vessel capable of sailing in unusually shallow water.
traffic separation scheme
Boat; General boating
Shipping corridors marked by buoys which separate incoming from outgoing vessels. Improperly called Sea Lanes.
belaying pins
Boat; General boating
Short movable bars of iron or hard wood to which running rigging may be secured, or belayed.
admiral
Boat; General boating
Senior naval officer of Flag rank. In ascending order of seniority, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral and Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy). Derivation Arabic, from Amir al-Bahr ("Ruler of the ...
under the weather
Boat; General boating
Serving a watch on the weather side of the ship, exposed to wind and spray.
