Merchant Marine Officer's Handbook

AMVER anchor angle applied beam bearing Beaufort scale bilge boat boom breathing bag bulkhead Buoy cable capstan carbon carbon dioxide cargo carry chain chief mate Coast Guard collision compartment compass crew cylinder damage danger deck deck department direction distance electric engine equipment feet fire gross tons horizontal hour angle inches isobars keel latitude length license Lifeboat load loran Marine Inspection master mate meridian metacentric height miles motor vessels nautical miles navigation ocean Officer in Charge operation oxygen paint parallel sailing passenger pilot pilothouse pipe plate port position pressure pump radar rope rudder Rule sailing shaft ship ship's side signal spur-gear starboard station steam or motor steam vessel steering gear stern stowed surface tanks telemotor tion towing turbine unit valve vertical watertight weather weight wheel white light winch wind windlass wire