Language of the Sea 13

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Language of the Sea

PACK-ICE -

Large, solid mass of ice.

PAINTER -

A line attached to the bow of a boat for use in towing or making fast.

PALM -

A piece of leather fitted over the hand, with metal for the head of a needle to press against in sewing on canvass.

Also, the fluke of an anchor.

PARBUCKLE -

To hoist or lower a spar or cask by single ropes passed round it.

PARCEL -

To wind tarred canvass round a rope.

PARLIAMENT-HEEL -

The situation of a vessel when she is careened.

PARRAL -

The rope by which a yard is confined to it's mast at the center.

PART -

To break a rope.

PARTNERS -

A frame-work of short timber fitted to the hole in a deck, to receive the heel of a mast or a pump.

PAUNCH MAT -

A thick mat, placed at the slings of a yard or elsewhere.

PAWL -

A short bar of metal, which prevents the capstan or windlass from turning back.

PAY-OFF -

When a vessel's head falls off from the wind.

To pay -To cover over with tar or pitch.

To pay out -To slack up on a cable and let it run out.

PAY OUT -

To ease out a line, or let it run in a controlled manner.

PAZAREE -

A rope attached to the clew of a foresail and rove through a block on the swinging boom. Used for guying the clews out before the wind.

PEAK -

The upper outer-corner of a gaff sail.

PEAK - See ( A-PEAK )

A stay-peak is when the cable and fore stay form a line.

A short stay-peak is when the cable is too much in to form this line.

PEGGY -

Merchant Navy term for seaman whose turn is to keep the messing place clean.

PENNANT (sometimes PENDANT) -

The line by which a boat is made fast to a mooring buoy.

PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE (PFD) -

Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used, will support a person in the water. Available in several sizes and types.

TYPES:

TYPE I:

OFFSHORE LIFE JACKETS -

Best for buoyancy. Bulky. Best for high seas use. Effective in turning unconscious person face-up.

TYPE II:

NEAR SHORE BUOYANT VESTS -

Yoke-Type. More comfortable to wear than Type I. Effective in keeping most unconscious person's head above water.

TYPE III:

FLOTATION AIDS -

Vest Type. Good for calm waters and fast rescue. Wearer may have to hold back head to stay above water, which may lead to exhaustion or hypothermia.

TYPE IV:

THROWABLE DEVICES:

Life rings and flotation cushions.

TYPE V:

SPECIAL USE DEVICES:

Approved only for specific activities, such as white water rafting, etc. Some TYPE V hybrid PFDs with foam flotation and inflatable chambers have the effect of TYPE II, yet are as comfortable to wear as many TYPE III's.

PETTY OFFICER -

Mid-level officer.

PIER -

A loading/landing platform extending at an angle from the shore.

PIGGIN -

Small pail with one handle. Used as a bailer in small boat.

PILLOW -

A block which supports the inner end of the bowsprit.

PILOTING -

Navigation by use of visible references, the depth of the water, etc.

PILOT HOUSE -

A compartment on a vessel which gives protection from the elements to the Navigator, at the same time offering a clear view to the Pilot (who is the Navigator).

PIN -

The axis on which a sheave turns. Also, a short piece of wood or iron to belay ropes to.

PINK-STERN -

A high, narrow stern.

PINNACE -

A boat, in size between the launch and cutter.

PINTLE -

A metal bolt, used for hanging the rudder.

PITCH -

1. The alternate rise and fall of the bow of a vessel proceeding through waves;

2. The theoretical distance advanced by a propeller in one revolution;

3. Tar and resin used for caulking between the planks of a wooden vessel.

PITCHPOLING -

A small boat being thrown end-over-end in very rough seas.

PLANING HULL -

A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed.

PLANKS -

Thick, strong boards used for covering the sides and ecks of vessels.

PLAT -

A braid of foxes. See ( FOX )

PLUG -

A piece of wood, fitted into a hole in a vessel, to prevent water leakage.

POINT -

To take the end of a rope and work it over with knittles. See ( REEF-POINTS )

Also, to turn closer to the wind is to point up.

POLE -

Applied to the highest mast of a ship, usually painted; as sky-sail pole.

POOP -

A deck raised over the after-part of the spar deck. A vessel is pooped when the sea breaks over her stern.

POOPING -

Said of a vessel, or sea, when following seas sweep inboard from astern

POPPETS -

Perpendicular pieces of timber fixed to the fore-and-aft part of the bilge-ways in launching.

POPPLE -

Short, swirling, confused sea.

PORT -

The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.

PORT-HOLE -

Holes in the side of a vessel. Once, to point cannons out from.

PORT TACK -

Sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side.

PORTOISE -

The gunwale. The yards are a-portoise when they rest on the gunwale.

PORT-SILLS - See ( SILLS )

PRAM DINGHY -

A small, box-like boat with a transom stern and flat bow.

PREVENTER -

An additional rope or spar, used as support.

PRICE -

A quantity of spun yarn or rope laid up close together.

PRICKER -

A small marlinspike, used in sail making.

PRIMAGE -

Monies added to freight bill for due diligence in caring for cargo.

PRISMATIC TELESCOPE -

Two joined together telescopes(binoculars) using lenses and a series of prisms.

PRIVELEGED VESSEL -

The ship with the right of way.

PROPELLER -

A rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel.

PROPOGATION -

Movement of the crest of a wave.

PUDDENING -

A quantity of yarns, matting or oakum, used to prevent chafing.

PUMP-BRAKE -

The handle of a pump.

PURCHASE -

A mechanical power which increases the force applied.

To purchase is to raise by a purchase.

Corrections, Additions & Clarifications - MMNETSEA

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