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block, snatch A single sheave block with one end of the frame hinged and able to be opened, so as to admit a line other than by forcing an end through the opening.

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From the Dutch hou' vast ("hold on"), the imperative form of vasthouden ("to hold on to") or the Italian word basta. boatsteerer A member of the crew of a 19th-century whaling ship responsible for pulling the forward oar of a whaleboat and for harpooning whales. Bermuda sloop A fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a single mast setting a Bermuda rig mainsail and a single headsail. baggywrinkle A soft covering for standing rigging (such as shrouds and stays) that reduces sail chafing.The good news is that there are a number of practical mechanisms you can apply in your workforce to ensure that your employees are operating at the appropriate competence levels. Under his command, tactical effectiveness advanced from “below average” to scoring in the “above average to excellent” range during inspections. allision The impact of a moving vessel with a stationary object (not submerged), such as a bridge abutment or dolphin, pier or wharf, or another vessel made fast to a pier or wharf. This configuration, introduced to Europe about 1920, allows the use of a tall mast, enabling sails to be set higher where wind speed is greater.

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becalm To cut off the wind from a sailing vessel, either by the proximity of land or by another vessel. clean bill of health A certificate issued by a port indicating that a ship carries no infectious diseases. In the UK, it is administered by the Admiralty Court, a special court within the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. anchor detail A group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting under way. bilged on her anchor A ship that has run upon her own anchor such that the anchor cable runs under the hull.angle on the bow A naval submariner's term for the angle between a target's course and the line of sight to the submarine. From a vantage point in front of the vessel, the wave rising in either side of the bow evokes the image of a dog carrying a bone in its mouth, and the vessel is said to have a bone in her teeth. Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to provide additional buoyancy that reduces the draft of the ship in the middle.