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39 Cards in this Set
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abaft
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an object behind another
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abreast
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abeam of
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accommodation
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portable steps
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against the sun
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counter-clockwise
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air tank
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lifeboat flotation
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alive
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be alert
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all hands
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entire crew including officers
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alongside
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close to the side of a vessel or pier
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amidships
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in or towards the middle part
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annunciator
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an instrument used for sending orders from the bridge to the engine room
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apron
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portion of a wharf lying between the waters edge and the transit room
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arm
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elbow at the lower end of the anchor shank ending in the flute
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ash breeze
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a no wind condition
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athwartships
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at right angles to the centerlines
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awash
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level with the waters surface, overflowing
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aweigh
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off the bottom, "anchors aweigh"
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backstay
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wire rope leading from mast to stern to brace the mast
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balanced rudder
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a rudder with a turning axis about between the forward and after edges
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barratry
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Fraud or other dishonest acts by the master or crew
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barrel
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rotation drum of a windless or capstan
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battens
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steel strips used in securing hatch tarpalings in place
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bearing
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the direction towards an object
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becket
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a rope eye for the hook of a block
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belay
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to make fast to a pin or cleat
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bending shackle
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shackle connecting anchor chain to the anchor ring
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bilge keel
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keel on the turn of the bilge to help prevent rolling
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bill of lading
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a contract for carrying goods
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bolt
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a roll of canvass
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boot topping
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the part of the hull just above and below the water line
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breech
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the part of the block just opposite the swallow
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bridle
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an assembly of wire or chain used as a sling
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brightwork
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bare metal which is kept polished
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broad on the bow
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45 degrees from the bow
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brow
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a gangplank
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buckler plate
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a plate fitted on a hawspipe to close it
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bunker
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a tank to stow fuel for the ships purposes
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bunting
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light material used for flags
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bushing
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the bearing of the sheave to a block on the pin
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bull rope
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a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship
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