Boating Dictionary

The part of the celestial sphere located directly opposite the zenith

Description

The length of one minute of arc of a great circle on the surface of the earth equal to 1820 metres

An electrically operated horn for giving fog warnings

Lights for night navitation

A crewman trained and qualified in the practice of determining position and setting courses

Digital cartography builder.

Standard communication device for marine electronic devices

Dark cloud without a specific shape

Reinforcement which shelters mooring cables. Oakum which wraps the propeller axis inside the stern tube: if wet with water, it increases its volume and makes the environment watertighe

Standard of GPS data communication

It contains the requirements of a communication network to connect marine electronic devices on ships

Northerly wind

Wind coming from North-East

Term which represents ‚N‚ in the international phonetic alphabet.

Trapezoidal flag used to indicate signals, such as numbers or answering pennant