List of crew, passengers and others on board and their functions in a distress or drill … [Read more...]

To assemble crew, passengers or both in a special place for purposes of checking. … [Read more...]

Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre: landbased authority responsible for promoting efficient organization of maritime search and rescue and for coordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search and rescue region … [Read more...]

Any hawser by which a vessel is secured to a dock or mooring. It may be made of natural materials (manila), synthetics, (polypropylene), or wire. Under certain circumstances the anchor chain is detached from the anchor and a section of that is used to secure the vessel. … [Read more...]

Securing to a dock or to a buoy, or anchoring with two anchors. … [Read more...]

A flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house. … [Read more...]

A knot worked into the end of a heaving line (for weight). … [Read more...]

The depth measured between the top of the keel, or lower surface of the frame at the center line, and top of the upper deck beam at the gunwale. … [Read more...]

Maritime Mobile Service Identity number … [Read more...]

The draft read at the midship markings. This draft can, and often does, differ from the Mean Draft due to hogging or sagging. … [Read more...]