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50 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Forward
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direction towards the front (bow) of the ship
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Aft
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direction towards the back (aft) of the ship
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topside
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to go up the main deck or above
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below
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to go downstairs
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athwartships
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the crosswise direction in the main deck from port to starboard or vice versa
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inboard
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the direction or movement from either side (port or starboard) towards the centerline
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outboard
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the direction or movement from the centerline towards the side (port or starboard)
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port
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direction to the left of the ship
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starboard
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direction to the right of the ship
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aloft
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area above the superstructure deck, i.e. mast. It may also mean to climb the mast, stacks, or any other areas above superstructure.
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amidship
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the midpoint section of the ship
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stern
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back of the ship
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bow
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the front part of the ship
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bridge
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the command and control of the ship; helm is located here
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brig
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jail
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centerline
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an imaginary line that runs fore and aft (lengthwise)
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draft
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the vertical distance between the keel and the waterline
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fantail
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the aft (rear) part of the main deck
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forecastle (foc'sel)
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the forward (front) part of the main deck
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freeboard
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the vertical distance between the waterline and the main deck
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galley
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the kitchen in the ship; place where the food is prepared.
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main deck
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the uppermost of the decks that run continuosly from bow to stern
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mess decks
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dinnig hall
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stern
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the after most part of a vessel
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superstructure
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the structure above a ships main deck
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wardroom
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officers messing compartment
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quarter deck
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the designated entrance of a ship; the location where the CDO is usually found when in port.
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accomodation ladder
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the stairs from a ship to a dock / pier ; brow
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berth
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parking space assigned to a ship;pier
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berthing compartment
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designated sleeping quarters
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bulkhead
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vertical walls inside a ship. also known as partition
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compartment
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rooms inside a ship
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crows nest
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a platform were lookouts are stationed
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deck
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floor
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displacement
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the amount of water that is pushed away when the ship is placed on the water
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dog
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lock on hatches / door
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ensign
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the national flag that is flown at the stern (in port) or main mast (underway)
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gunwale (gun'el)
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deck edge
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hatch
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opening like doors from deck to deck
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head
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bathroom
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helm
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steering wheel of the ship
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ladder
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stairs
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overhead
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ceilings
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passageways
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hallways
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rudder
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the device at the stern that control ships directions
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scupper
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drains on the main deck. located on the gunwales
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scuttlebutt
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drinking fountain
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stacks (smoke stacks)
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shipboard chimney
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union jack
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the rectangular blue part of the us flag containing tha stars. flown on the bow of the ship
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weather deck
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the decks that are exposed to all the elements (reain,snow,heat of the sun. etc)
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