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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