walkerrest.blogg.se - Navy ship lingo meaning

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amidships (or midships) - In the middle portion of ship, along the line of the keel.

Alongside - By the side of a ship or pier.

aloft - Above the ship's uppermost solid structure overhead or high above.

all night in - Having no night watches.

all hands - Entire ship's company, both officers and enlisted personnel.

aid to navigation - (ATON) Any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation.

Term used to hail a boat or a ship, as " Boat ahoy!"

aground - Resting on or touching the ground or bottom.

aft - Towards the stern (of the vessel).

advance note - A note for one month's wages issued to sailors on their signing a ship's articles.

It may also imply that a vessel is not anchored and not under control, therefore goes where the wind and current take her, (Loose from moorings, or out of place).

adrift - Afloat and unattached in any way to the shore or seabed.

In UK administered by the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice.

admiralty law - Body of law that deals with maritime cases.

In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, promulgates Naval law in the form of Queen's (or King's) Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.

admiralty - a high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component.

act of pardon / act of grace - A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer.

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accommodation ladder - A portable flight of steps down a ship's side.absentee pennant - Special pennant flown to indicate absence of commanding officer, admiral, his chief of staff, or officer whose flag is flying (division, squadron, or flotilla commander).above board - On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything.Abel Brown - A sea song (shanty) about a young sailor trying to sleep with a maiden.abeam - 'On the beam', a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel.

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