24 hour clock
5:00 am in the 24 hour clock format
0500
Definition of Deck
Floor
Which way should I go on a ship if I wanted to go right?
Starboard
– to close up, put away gear.
• Coxswain
– the senior petty officer on a ship / most senior cadet position.
What is the proper way to say this time? 0630
0630
Definition of Galley
Kitchen
Which way should I go on a ship if I wanted to go left?
Port
– a division that is selected on a rotational basis that is responsible for corps preparation and cleanup.
Duty Watch
• Colours
– the ceremony of hoisting the national colours, usually in the morning or at the beginning of the training day.
1:30 pm on the 24 hour clock
1330
Definition of Stand Easy
A break
If I needed to exit the ship, where do I get off from?
Brow
– the ceremony of lowering the national colours at the end of the training day.
Sunset
– when all personnel are dismissed for the day and may go ashore.
Liberty Boat
1900 in the conventional time
7:00 pm
Definition of Heads
If I'm hungry, where do I go?
Galley
– an order meaning to keep quiet.
Pipe Down
Kye
– a hot chocolate drink or snack.
Midnight on the 24 hour clock
0000 or 2400 hours
Definition of Gash Can
Garbage Can
I jumped and hit my head on the ceiling. What is the ceiling called on a ship?
Deckhead
– a logbook that keeps track of the ship's routine.
Ship's Log
Belay
– to make fast a rope, or to cancel an order.