Nautical Terms
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Rates and Ranks
100
Direction towards the wind.
What is windward.
100
One of the platforms extending from side to side or end to end of a ship.
What is a "deck"?
100
I am maneuvering with difficulty, keep clear.
What is the Delta flag?
100
I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo.
What is the Bravo flag?
100
O1 in the Coast Guard.
What is an Ensign?
200
to list over
What is the meaning of the term "heel"
200
In, near, or toward the stern of the vessel.
What is aft?
200
I have a pilot on board.
What is the Hotel flag?
200
I am on fire and have dangerous cargo, keep clear.
What is the Juliet flag?
200
E3 in the Coast Guard.
What is a seaman?
300
To assemble the crew, roll call.
What is to muster?
300
The end of a line.
What is the bitter end?
300
MAN OVERBOARD
What is Oscar?
300
My vessel is stopped, making no way.
What is the Mike flag?
300
O5 in the Marines.
What is a Lieutenant Colonel?
400
To cancel an order, to stop, to belay a line.
What is to "belay"?
400
Order to helmsman to hold ship on its course.
What is to "steady"?
400
I require a tug.
What is the Zulu flag?
400
All personnel return to ship; proceeding to sea.
What is the Mike flag?
400
What is an E4 in the Air Force?
What is a Senior Airman?
500
To check suddenly
What is to "snub"?
500
Heavy line, 5 in or more in circumeference.
What is a hawser?
500
I require medical assisstance.
What is the Whiskey flag?
500
Coming alongside, directing course to port
What is the India flag?
500
MST stands for this...
What is a marine science technician?
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