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BROW —Navy term for gangplank. Used as
a crosswalk from one ship to another and from
a ship to a pier.
BULKHEAD —A vertical partition in a ship;
never called a wall.
BULKHEADING —Complaining or grumbling
with the intention of being overheard by seniors.
BULLNOSE —A closed chock at the bow.
BULWARK —Solid barrier along the edges of
the weather deck that serves as a protection
against bad weather.
BUOY —An anchored float used as an aid to
navigation or to mark the location of an object.
CABIN —Living compartment of a ship’s
commanding officer.
CABLE —A line, wire, or chain that connects
a ship to its anchor.
CAISSON —Gate at the end of a dry dock that
keeps out the water.
CALL —(1) The boatswain’s pipe. (2) A signal
sounded on the boatswain’s pipe.
CAMEL —Large timber or rectangular struc-
ture used as a fender between a ship and the pier.
CAN BUOY —A navigational buoy, cylindrical
in shape, that marks the port side of a channel
from seaward; odd-numbered and painted green.
CANOPY —A cover fitted over part of a boat.
CAPSTAN —That part of a vertical shaft
windlass around which a working line is passed;
used for heaving in anchors and hawsers.
CARRICK BEND —A knot used for joining
two lines. The single carrick bend is seldom used
because it jams tight; instead, a double carrick
bend is used, particularly for bending towing
hawsers together.
CARRY AWAY —To break loose, as “The
rough seas carried away the lifelines.”
CAULK —The act of stuffing the seams
between wooden planking with oakum for water-
tightness.
CHAFING GEAR —Material used to protect
lines from excessive wear.
CHAIN LOCKER —Space where anchor
chain is stowed.
CHAIN MARKINGS —A series of turns of
wire and stripes of paint on certain links of each
anchor chain. They show the scope or amount of
chain that has run out.
CHAINS —Area (a platform on large ships)
where the leadsman stands when taking soundings
with the hand lead.
CHART —Nautical counterpart of a road
map, showing land configuration, water depths,
and aids to navigation.
CHECK —(1) To slow or ease. (2) To pay out
just enough line to prevent its parting when under
a strain, as to check a line. (3) To investigate or
examine something.
CHEEK —One of the sides of a block.
CHOCK —Deck fitting through which mooring
lines are led.
CHOW —Food.
CHRONOMETER —An accurate clock used
in navigation.
CHURCH PENNANT —A blue and white
pennant flown above the ensign during church
services on board a Navy ship.
CLAMP DOWN —To sprinkle the deck with
water and dry it with a swab.
CLEAT —A metal casting with two projecting
arms to which a line is belayed.
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COAMING —Bulwark around a hatch opening.
COFFERDAM —A void between compartments
tanks of a ship for purposes of insulation.
COIL —To lay down a line in circular turns
piled loosely on top of one another.
COLLISION BULKHEAD —A bulkhead,
stronger than normal, located forward to control
flooding in the event of a head-on collision.
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