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English Ships, Sailing, Maritime Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
2 × voyage		2 voyages (are needed to carry this consignment)	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
AB Helmsman		Able-Bodied Helmsman
All back emergency!		full astern as fast as you can
allowance		additional length or width
AP		Transport Ship
assimilation of ships		The incorporation of ships (as part of a larger body or group of ships)
BA Supply		breathing apparatus supply	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
ball bearings		round steel balls as used in ball bearings
beam on		sideways on
boarding sea vessels		switching from their own vessels to other boats or ships on the high sea to inspect them, etc.
C.I.D.		cubic inch displacement
CLN/PNT		cleaner/painter	Michael Tovbin
Entered by: Michael Tovbin
CONN		control (of engines and rudder)
corresponding rates		rates of change
dodger vs sprayhood		dodger - term more commonly used by sailors.
forward hands		The crew of a ship --as opposed to the officers-- who were housed "before the mast"
gender of ships (academic context)		gender neutral	Valeria Verona
Entered by: Valeria Verona
hands by the weather-main-brace		crew to operate the up-wind ropes controlling the mainsail	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
house battery		main battery for everything but starting
In (R / S / F) [weather conditions at sea]		rain/snow/fog
Johnson, flag to.		Johnson, lie to
make a pipe over the 21 MC		make an announcement over the captain's announcement system	Sarah Bessioud
Entered by: Sarah Bessioud
makefast		an object to which a boat is moored
MOB and DEMOB		Preparing equipment for use and taking it out of use, including assembling and dismantling
nearshore or near shore		nearshore
QISSP		Quality and Inspection Standard for Ships Painting
RAL		remains the same
rat		rapid assault tactics
RSS		Regional Surveillance System
S/S		sailing ship
sailing		the skill required to operate and navigate a vessel
Sea chest		storage for provisions / precious items / personal possessions
speed scoop thru-hull inlet		Inlet of passage through hull through which sea water passes to drive pump
standby vessel		vessel in the proximity that is capable of performing an emergency rescue of the main vessel
sub-shipping lanes		secondary routes
swell		Swell can be the distance from
the quarry of cooling		quarry filled with cold or freezing water
to mouse shackles		to fasten shackles with wire	David Knowles
Entered by: David Knowles
U/W		under way
USBL		Ultra Short BaseLine	Angie Garbarino
Entered by: Angie Garbarino

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