left side of a vessel when you are on that vessel facing the Bow.
100
STANCHIONS
Upright posts used as a support for lifelines- likes fence post
100
BULKHEAD
A partition or “wall” on a vessel.
100
HATCH
Watertight covering used for an opening in a vessel's deck
100
MAST
What is The vertical structure from a vessel that frequently holds rigging for flags and pennants, electronic equipment, and the National Ensign while underway; the flagpole at a land unit.
200
WINDWARD
Side of a vessel that is facing towards the direction from which the wind is blowing
200
CLEAT
Metal deck fitting with horns, used for securing lines
200
BOW
The front of the ship
200
SCUTTLE
Small opening sometimes mounted in a larger hatch or deck. used for escape routes or faster access.
200
MESSDECK
The compartment where enlisted personnel eat
300
OUTBOARD
the direction from the centerline toward either HULL of the vessel
300
CHOCKS
2 TYPES
OPEN- U SHAPE
CLOSED- OVEAL SHAPE
Both used to fairlead lines and protect against chaffing and friction.
300
FANTAIL
Deck area in the aft part of a vessel
300
BROW
Portable gangplank(bridge) leading from a ship to a pier
300
UNDERWAY
When a vessel is not tied to a pier or at anchor
400
STARBOARD QUARTER
Front right side of a vessel when you are on that vessel facing forward
400
BITTS
cylindrical shaped steel deck fittings arranged in pairs. forward or aft of chocks. Used to secure mooring lines
400
FOC'SL
or FORECASTLE
Upper deck in the forward part of the ship, pronounced “FOKE-sul.”
400
JACKSTAFF
Upright spar post- located on the BOW of a vessel where the union jack is flown when the ship is anchored or moored.
400
HAWSER
A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
500
ATHWARTHSHIPS
Direction across a vessel from side to side at right angles to and across the centerline
500
BOLLARD
Made of metal or concrete, light bulb shape. Used for securing mooring lines of vessel to a pier.
500
SUPERSTRUCTURE
everything above the main deck of a vessel
500
FLAGSTAFF
vertical spar post- located on the stern of a vessel, used for flying the National Ensign when a ship is at anchor or moored to a pier.
500
WAKE
The track of disturbed water left behind a moving ship.