People
Coxswain
The most senior Petty Officer in a ship or corps
Brow
entrance / exit of ship where personnel must salute as they come aboard or go ashore
Gash
garbage
Aye Aye
order understood and will obey, an appropriate response to an order from an officer
Ships Company
any recognized entrance, passageway, or traffic route within a ship
Gangway
the ceiling of a ship
Deckhead
deck
the floor on a ship
the commencement of classes or the end of stand easy
Out Pipes
Duty Watch
the ships kitchen
the Galley
Bulkhead
Pipe
sound of a boatswain call
to make fast a rope, or to cancel an order.
Belay
Quarter Master
At sea, the quartermaster is the master seaman, leading seaman or able seaman who is the helmsman
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
At a corps, the Quartermaster is usually responsible for greeting guests and filling in the logbook.
Boatswain Stores
A storeroom for cleaning gear
Scran Locker
Head(s)
toilet
Colours
the ceremony of hoisting the national colours, usually in the morning or at the beginning of the training day
The Buffer
The Chief Boatswain Mate
Starboard
right side of the ship
Liberty Boat
When all personnel are dismissed for the day and may go ashore
Grog
Rum mixed with 2 parts water
Pipe Down
an order meaning to keep quiet