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Maritime Terms and Definitions (~1944)
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Nautical Terms

Markers - Definitions
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Markers - Regulatory

 

Abaft - Behind a given part of a boat
Abeam - At right angles to the Keel, but not on the boat
Aboard - On or within the boat
Abreast - Side by side
Aft - Toward the Stern
ATON - Aid To Navigation
Beam - The breadth of a boat at the widest point
Bow - Forward part of boat
Buoys - (ATON) Nautical location marker, warning, channel marker, anchor
Chine - Angular intersection where sides and bottom or bottoms meat
Draft - The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line
Displacement - Weight of a ship, water it displaces
Keel - Main structural member of a boat
ICC - International Certificate of Competency
LOA - Length over all
NMPG - Nautical Miles Per Gallon
NMMA - National Marine Manufacturers Association
Nun Buoy - (ATON) US waterways. Red buoys kept to Right or Starboard side of the vessel
Yacht - 26' and over
Yacht Certified - NMMA model approved prior to shipment

Statute Mile = 5280' or x .87 = NMs
Nautical Mile = 6076.11549  or x 1.15 = SM

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