Standard Seamanship for the Merchant Service

American coast anchor Arabian Sea barometer beam bilge block boat boom bottom braces bulkhead bunker buoy cable canvas Cape San Lucas capstan cargo Caribbean Sea carried cent chain Chief Mate coal compass crew deck engine Equator fathoms feet fitted fore forecastle forward gales gear Gulf Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Mexico halyards handling hatch haul hawser head heavy helm hoisting hold hook inches knots latitude lifeboat lift light load longitude lower manila mast meridian Mizzen monsoon ocean paint parallel percentage pipes plates port pressure pump rigging rudder rules running sail screw seaman seamanship ship ship's side signal southeast speed splice stanchions starboard staysail steam vessel steamer steel steering stern storm stowage stowed strands tack tackle tanks temperature tide tons topgallant sail topsail towing trades valves weather weight westerly winches wind windlass wire rope yards