UNIT 9
Money in the form of coins or bills.
What is currency
A structure to which ships are moored.
What is pier
Area used by ships when anchoring
What is anchorage
An opening at the tip of a ship’s bow through which lines can be strung.
What is bull-nose
It is the temperature, precipitation, wind, and other climatic factors of an area.
What is weather
It is a rupture or break in a bone or cartilage.
What is fracture
This is a person who stands on the deck to search for obstructions or other potential problems in a ship’s course.
What is lookout
Device or substance that can cause forceful damage to something, usually with heat and flying parts.
What is explosive
Process of attaching or tying a ship to a pier.
What is mooring
To move a ship backwards.
What is back down
The act of pulling a ship or other vehicle behind another one.
What is towing
It's a powerful storm with winds greater than 74 miles per hour.
What is hurricane
This is a step in CPR that involves pushing firmly and quickly in the middle of a victim’s chest.
What is chest crompression.
These are lights that extend from the mast and are used to notify other ships of an engine failure or other problem on board.
What are breakdown lights
Space on a vessel used for storing cargo
What is stowage
A cushion made of rubber or line that hangs from the side of a ship and acts as a shock absorber between the ship and the pier.
What is fender
A shackle and a pelican hook used to keep a housed anchor in place.
What is chain stopper
A deep curve a towline forms under water to reduce tension on the line.
What is catenary
A storm in the Pacific Ocean with winds greater than 74 miles per hour.
What is Typhoon
It is an electrical device used to restore a normal heartbeat.
What is defibrillator
An area from which a radar sweep will not get an accurate reading from.
What is blind spot
Wood or other material used to support and stabilize cargo that is stored on a vessel.
What is Dunnage
A T-shaped piece of metal or wood on a ship around which ropes are secured.
What is cleat
A pipe that the chain of the anchor goes through.
What is hawsepipe
A ship that is designed to tow or pull other ships.
What is tug
It's a long wave.
What is swell
It is a strip of material used to cover, bind, or protect a wound.
What is bandange
It is the process of handing responsibility of a position to a new person.
What is turnover
Space in the stowage area that is not occupied by cargo, including the small spaces above, around. And between cargo containers.
What is broken stowage
A thick post or bitt on a ship or pier for securing ropes.
What is bollard
Dirty or covered in debris from the sea floor.
What is shod
A large hook used in towing ships.
What is Pelican hook
Pellets of ice falling from the sky are called in this way.
What is hail
It is a raised bubble on the skin filled with a watery liquid.
What is blister
To tie it securely.
What is to make fast