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The most senior Petty Officer in a ship or corps
Coxswain
Starboard
right side of the ship.
an order meaning to keep quiet.
Pipe down
Brow
entrance / exit of ship where personnel must salute as they come aboard or go ashore
Stand easy
a break.
Ships Company
the complement of a ship
administration office.
Ship’s office
Colours
the ceremony of hoisting the national colours, usually in the morning or at the beginning of the training day.
a floor
Deck
to close up, put away gear
Secure
Duty Watch
a division that is selected on a rotational basis that is responsible for corps preparation and cleanup.
Heads
toiletes or washrooms
to make fast a rope, or to cancel an order
Belay
Port
left side of the ship
Lost and found
Scran Locker
appropriate response to an order from an officer
Aye Aye, Sir / Ma’am
a storeroom for cleaning gear
Boatswain’s stores
a wall
Bulkhead
Gash
garbage or a garbage can.
Sunset
the ceremony of lowering the national colours at the end of the training day
Quartermaster
In harbour, the quartermaster is the senior member of the gangway staff and is responsible for supervising the boatswain’s mate and the security of the brow.
Galley
the ship’s kitchen
Kye
a hot chocolate drink or snack
sound produced from a boatswain’s call. The notes played have a specific meaning / message
Pipe
Ship's log
a logbook that keeps track of the ship's routine