Blast, A sound signal made with the whistle of the vessel, Capsizing, Turning of a vessel upside down while on water, Convoy, A group of vessels which sail together, e.g. through a canal or ice, Crash-stop, An emergency reversal operation of the main engine(s) to avoid a collision, Damage control team, A group of crew members trained for fighting flooding in the vessel, Disembark, To go from a vessel, Inert (to), To reduce the oxygen in an oil tank by inert gas to avoid an explosive atmosphere, Launch, To lower, e.g. lifeboats to the water, Leeward, The general direction to which the wind blows;, Muster, To assemble crew, passengers or both in a special place for purposes of checking, Polluter, A vessel emitting harmful substances into the air or spilling oil into the sea, Rendez-vous, An appointment between vessels normally made on radio to meet in a certain area or position, Rig move, The movement of an oil rig, drilling platform, etc., from one position to another, Speed of advance, The speed at which a storm centre moves, Spreader, Step of a pilot ladder which prevents the ladder from twisting, Take off, A helicopter lifts off from a vessel's deck, Transit, The passage of a vessel through a canal, fairway, etc., Veer out, To let out a greater length of cable, Traffic clearance, VTS authorization for a vessel to proceed under conditions specified, Fairway, Navigable part of a waterway

SMCP Terms

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?