List of nautical technical terms (N to Z)

This is a list of special nautical terms (in addition to sociolects , colloquial expressions) along with explanations that are used on board seagoing and inland vessels (see also portal: Shipping ; it contains a list of articles on the subject of shipping ).

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N

Signal flag - N

Wink alphabet - N

Keyword : November [ noʊˈvɛmbə˞ ]

bit by bit: A phrase for a job that you do gradually
Boat: small dinghy on barges
trailing lake: Movement of the waves in the direction of travel of the ship
Night jump: Navigation on clear nights: You orientate yourself on the North Star and have to be in sight of landmarks or mountains of the coast to be approached the following morning
nadir: Base, opposite to the zenith
Name prefixes: are often used in ships and warships used
Nantucket sleigh ride: when a harpooned whale dragged the light whaling boat behind it
Nauke: the “girl for everything” or the man on board who has the least to report and who does the dirtiest and most dangerous work
wet ground: A layer of water in the sea that, due to differences in temperature and salinity, has a higher density than the layer above. This ensures increased sound wave reflection at the interface between the two layers, so that the discovery of a submarine below the interface is made more difficult by watercraft above. A submarine can also lie on a wet bottom with very slight downforce , such as on a firm ocean floor.
nautical triangle: the triangle between the zenith, the celestial north pole and a star; an important aid in spherical astronomy for determining the current position of the star
navigation: “Steering skills” at sea ( nautical science ), on land and in the air
NCS: Abbreviation for Network Coordination Station; activates land earth radio stations (LES) and ship earth radio stations (MES for mobile earth station)
Fog bell: the bell with which an anchored or stuck ship must make itself felt in the fog

Fog gong on the museum ship Dresden

Fog gong: An acoustic signal in fog
Foghorn: Signal horn for generating sound signals ( fog signals )
Neptune: Roman god of the seas, comes on board at the equator baptism

Netzbrook

Netzbrook: Charge network
Network inspector: a corpse in a trawl
Net tab: small net buoy with flag or light
Net capstan

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O

Signal flag - O

Wink alphabet - O

Octant

Oscar: Man overboard dummy

Keyword : Oscar [ ˈɑːskə˞ ]

OS: ordinary seaman . The OS corresponds internationally to the German deckhand or light seaman; in contrast to AB OS, the names of the seamen are written in the model roll .
Top fire: high-altitude lighthouse, which - brought into a vertical bearing together with the lower light - marks the position of a fairway
Skylight: an opening porthole or window on deck superstructures above the cabin or the engine room
OBO carrier: ore bulk oil carrier: multi-purpose vessel, the alternate mass bulk material (eg. corn , coal , ores , etc.) or oil can transport
Fruit: Abbreviation for Obstruction, Obstacle in nautical charts : obstacle, handicap, obstruction, blocking
Occ: Abbreviation for occulting, interrupted beacon , in nautical charts
OCC: Abbreviation for Operation Control Center
Ox eye: a piece of blue sky , often visible in the center of a tropical storm
Odde: a slender headland protruding into the sea
Octant: Angle measuring instrument; the base frame has the shape of an eighth-part of a circle, the forerunner of the sextant
oil cake: Residues that are left over from the potion are used as fodder
Oil diary: Evidence of the treatment and the whereabouts of oil residues
Oilskin , also Ostfriesennerz or Friesennerz: waterproof outerwear for seafarers
Onager: one-armed slingshot machine on ancient Roman warships for stone balls or boulders
Oring chain: Chain from the O-ring on the crown of a stick anchor
Orlog: war
Orlog ship: Warship
Oscar: Name of a buoyant dummy used for man-overboard maneuvers. In the flag alphabet, the flag O means "man overboard".
osen, ötzen, also trigger: the pumping of a boat with the Ösfass
Ösfass: small shovel-like vessel for pumping small amounts of water
East - / North Sea - Rocker: Speedboat driver of the German Navy
Ostfriesennerz: Sailing clothing (rain protection clothing), waterproof jacket from the 1970s / 80s made of rayon / PVC with a hood , mostly in yellow

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P

Signal flag - P

Wink alphabet - P

Keyword: Papa [ ˈpɑːpə ]

parcel: 1. the mooring of several ships alongside each other
2. items of clothing
Pack ice

Panama gates of a cargo ship

Baking crumble cakes - the armor plates

Bowline: nautical knot
Pan-Pan

Observation deck with magnetic compass

baboon: Mock name for the sailor who keeps watch when the ship is at anchor
Observation deck: uppermost deck or part of the deck on which the magnetic compass is located
Dipstick: Dipstick made of square metal on a long leash for recording tank contents. In order to also be able to pass slight bends in the sounding tube, the sounding stick consists of short links that are connected to one another with joints.
Tarpaulin: waterproof tarpaulin
Petschel: on sailing boats the name for a paddle (verb: paddle)
Pole mast protector: Sailing schooner without stanchions
Pile test: Measurement of the output power of a machine when it is fastened (tensile load measurement)

Pancake ice cream

Whaler Lagoda with gate tape

Steering position of a sailing yacht with a self-draining cockpit

Pod drive

Pancake ice cream: thin slices of ice on the water
Peacock tail: Water thrown up by very fast running propellers with water spray
Whistles and fuses!: Order to end leisure time on board naval ships
Gate strips

propeller

propeller: Propeller
Puch: Bed / bunk
Bobble hat: Headgear
Pudding Rudolf: Nickname for the shipping company RAO = Rudolf August Oetker in Hamburg
Pull: a single, mostly jerky pull on a belt
pull: rowing
purr, purr: general: notify; the waking up and "getting on-legs" of a sleeper when the guard changes
Pütting, püttingeisen: a vertical iron on the outer skin of the ship to fix the shrouds
Pütz: also Schlagpütz or Pütze - bucket for scooping water out of (draining) or in (cleaning or extinguishing) a ship

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Q

Signal flag - Q ( inch stand )

Wink alphabet - Q

Keyword : Quebec [ kwɪˈbɛk ]

Quant: Pole with a plate at the bottom to prevent it from sinking into the mud
quarantine: ( Ital. quarantina di giorni "forty days") a temporary isolation to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
Quarterblock: Geitau and Schotblock under the Rah on each side of Raks
Quarter deck

Abeam

abeam: to the side, at right angles (8 lines) to the direction of travel
Cross drain: a launch that takes place transversely
Cross runner: Vehicle that crosses its own course in a sideways direction
ricochet: Running out of the rudder in aft wind and swell, so that there is a risk of capsizing or hammering
Squeeze chest ( squeeze box): Boatman's piano
Quiddje: missingsch for every stranger on the coast, especially if he speaks a different dialect ("newcomer")
Quinquereme: Pentere, "five-rowers"; Ancient ship with five oars on one oar or one above the other

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R.

Signal flag - R

Wink alphabet - R

Rapert

Lifeboat

Life raft

Rudder of a ship

Helm of a sailing yacht

Rat plate on a cruise ship

Keyword : Romeo [ ˈroʊmioʊ ]

RS: Rescue center (name in nautical charts )
Ra-BK: Radar word beacon in nautical charts
Rack: in the case of Zeesboots, a bow-shaped crooked wood or a rope on which wooden balls are threaded (to prevent chafing) to set the yard or gaff on the mast
Radar reflector: Device for increasing the visibility of a ship using radar equipment from other ships
Wheel effect: Lateral displacement of a ship due to the lateral forces of the propeller
Rah: (also Raa or Rahe) Part of the rigging of a sailing ship
Square sail: mostly rectangular or trapezoidal sail , which is driven under a yard
rak: to get stuck
Ramk: Designation of automatically transmitting radar beacons on nautical charts
Randgeer: top plank of a boat
rank: A ship is lean when it rolls very hard in the sea due to its too high center of gravity and lingers in the end positions for a long time. Risk of capsizing. Opposite: stiff.
Rapert: in the sailing ship time term for the carriage of gun
Rappeltuch: Also rapper cloth, sacky jute fabric as a base or covering for splices
RAS: Replenishment at Sea - Supply in Lake

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S.

Signal flag - S

Wink alphabet - S.

Mast with four spreaders

Keyword : Sierra [ siˈɛrə ]

SS: Abbreviation for training ship, in English for steamship = steam ship, steamer
Bag rats: Pubic lice
Saildrive: compact propulsion system for sport ships
Spreader: Strut on the mast that holds the shrouds outwards. As a result, the shrouds have a more favorable angle of attack on the mast and can keep it more vertical. The most dangerous section when going up and down on square sailors.
Spreading cushions: Softwood underlay on the spreader to prevent the shrouds from chafing
Salt fishing: Fishing, in which except for the fish at sea and in salt are transported
Hodgepodge: 1. Confusion
2. If both ship's lines are guilty of a collision; the damage is shared
Saturday night bottle: Allocation of rum to the night watch on English whalers on Saturdays
Samum: hot wind in saudi arabia
Santa Ana: Dust-carrying wind on the Pacific coast of the USA
Sawyer: floating tree trunk moving up and down in the current, danger to shipping
SBM: On board the usual short form for ship operator
Shepherd meal: in Bremen (since 1545); old Hanseatic custom of the Bremen shipowners and captains in winter time
Shackle: 1.U-shaped bracket that can be locked with a screw or socket bolt to connect two parts
2. Length, especially for anchor chains, see also shackles (unit of measure)
Shackle key: Device made of steel or iron for opening a shackle
scarf: close watertight
shame: wear out from friction, chafing of cordage
Schandeck: Wooden planks covering the outer ends of the frames on wooden ship decks, they form the upper end of the ship's hull
shanghai: the forcible hiring of a seaman for service on a ship against his will
Schanz: the aft deck on warships (on sailing ships with cabin, steering position and mizzen mast), see deck (shipbuilding)
Bulwark: an increase beyond the deck
Bulwark roll: a roll consisting of slats with gaps on the bulwark of herring loggers for hauling the nets on board
Shiver people: Dock workers for loading and unloading cargo ships
Checkbook, checkbook: Control book for counting and comparing shipments
Scheg: Part of the bow of historical sailing (war) ships; carries the figurehead
Disc type: Box-shaped wooden frame or recess in a wooden block to accommodate one or two pulleys
sheikh: Boatswain, especially in the Navy
Turning point: a trick in regatta sailing : prepare to tack, shoot into the wind and then fall back on the old course
Haddock patent: Mockery of the marine radio special certificate that is acquired with a shortened course and was actually created for fishing
Thigh board: Leg support for the harpooner in the whaling boat
Shear rate: the next slab corridor above the water

Loading , starboard shearers on deck

Shear stick: 1. Removable strong transverse steel girders in the hatch shaft
2. In shipbuilding : L-shaped wooden slats that are attached to the iron deck in the living area and are screwed to the wooden intermediate bulkheads 3. Cross
beams, see also Scherbaum
Schiemann: sailor
Schiemanns yarn

Push convoy

Shot chisel: Sharp chisel with a wide cut surface on an alder wood handle, is used to break through the wires when splicing
Push convoy: coupled push barge and push boat
Swallow's nest: balcony-like expansion, z. B. for guns or depth charges , or a small bulge for stowing things
Gooseneck: Flat, bent ventilation pipe of double bottom tanks and the like ending on deck, mostly with flap
Tail wave: the rearmost piece of the shaft line on which the propeller sits
Black goods ship: Tankers for dirty oils such as crude oil, boiler oil etc.

Gooseneck

Black gear: Name for customs officers who come on board to search a ship for contraband etc.
black frost: engl. black frost: fast-growing, unstoppable icing of a ship due to freezing fog or sea overflowing in extremely cold weather
Pork loin: Deck reinforcement for the anchor taken on deck
sword: Amidships in the sword box movable plate in sailing dinghies or fishing boats, plug-in swords for vertical movement, rotary swords for vertical pivoting around a pivot point, are used to reduce the drift of a ship without a keel
swear: Drift of anchored ships
Schwoienraum: the space occupied by the drifting anchor line
see-you-in- Liverpool: a traditional greeting from pilots when disembarking from an outgoing ship
Selaton: a south wind of the Philippines
fur seal: an old sailor
Sea legs: Ability to walk on deck despite rolling and stamping
Nautical book: is an ID and serves to identify the owner and to prove his employment on board. German seafaring books are, insofar as they are issued to Germans, passport substitute papers
Maritime patent: is the national certificate (seafaring patent) for the nautical or technical ship's officer that he ships of a certain size or power in a specific trading area as a watch officer , as chief engineer or captain must lead
Swell: generally refers to a surface appearance of the oceans and seas in the form of waves
seaport: is a port that can be called by seagoing vessels
Sea cock: Flood valve, shut-off valve for water pipes that end at the hull
Maritime trade: denotes the commercial exchange of goods with merchant ships across the sea
Nautical chart: is a map that shows the sea routes and coasts , shallows , sea marks , fairways etc. of a certain sea area (e.g. North Sea) for shipping
Sea chest: Small, box-like space in the underwater hull, from which the seawater pipes (ballast, cooling, fire-fighting and flushing water) lead into the ship's interior
Sea chest: Suitcases for sailors
Sea crow: cormorant
Seasickness: and motion sickness, motion sickness or motion sickness refers to various symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness , headache , nausea and vomiting that occur when moving around in a vehicle; Seasickness is certainly the best known form of motion sickness
soul Reaper: no longer fully seaworthy watercraft that "sells" the "souls" of passengers and crew members.
Seamanship: refers to the skills and practices, the practical handling of a ship belonging
Sailor's yarn: heavily embellished stories or falsehoods
Seaman's home: like a youth hostel , here the seaman can spend his time on land until the next time he is hired
Nautical knot: Knots traditionally used in shipping, e.g. B. Loom linen ; these knots hold securely, can be easily tied and usually quickly undone without great effort
Sailor Sunday: Thursday, on which there is traditionally a very good meal
Sailor's chair: a seat board (now usually trousers) to pull a man outboard for work on the ship's side or to pull him up into the rigging
nautical mile: or nautical mile is in the shipbuilding and aviation in use of length and corresponds to 1.85201 km
Distress: occurs when a watercraft , its crew and, if applicable, passengers are in a situation that threatens the sinking of the vehicle or there is a serious, immediate and unavoidable danger to the health or life of the people that appears unavoidable without outside help
Sea pie: an American seaman's dish made from fish, meat and vegetables in layers
Duffel bag: a large sack made of coarse canvas for transporting and storing the drivers' clothes and personal effects
Sea tug: very thick, long steel cables for towing wrecked ships. Was previously carried on many freighters for safety reasons
Sea trip: the hours, days, or weeks that a ship has been at sea in a row
Sea behavior: Behavior of the ship at sea
Sea litter: 1. Throwing overboard
2. Washing cargo overboard in heavy seas
Sailing instruction: 1. The recommendations given in the nautical manual for approaching an entrance or passage
. B. in a new training phase
Sailing glove: Auxiliary tool for sewing sail

Sail bunk

Sail bunk: Storage space on board a ship for the sails
Sail cut: Cutting the sail
Sailing trip: (only: Törn ) is the name for a range, a race or also for a trip , with a sailing boat is put back
self-draining cockpit: a sailing yacht, the bottom of which is above the swimming water line and from which the overflowing water runs off by itself
sextant: (Mirror sextant, also sixtant ) is an optical measuring instrument that can be used to determine the angle between the viewing directions to objects that are relatively far away or to the horizon . It is mainly used to measure the height of stars for astronomical navigation at sea in order to determine the respective ship's location with the help of tables.
shanty: the sailor's song, which is sung especially when operating the capstan
Shave and a haircut: Haircutting and shaving - A general term used in shipping for routine overhauls when there is no real damage
Shiptainer: ship's own container handling device
Signal book: is used for communication at sea. It defines the meaning of letter abbreviations for safety and navigation purposes
Simm: Edging line of a fishing net
Skatschmann: Shame felt protection made of leather or wood on men or shrouds
Slave coast: the coast of Togo
skiff: the one in rowing
Skipper: Skipper of a yacht
Skipjack: Knickspantenboot with multiple kinked frames
scurvy: (sometimes referred to as Möller-Barlow disease or Möller-Barlow syndrome ) is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) ( avitaminosis )
Skylight: Word often used by sailors for the skylight
Slipway: a ramp for the watering ( slipping ) of boats and ships
Slip: a knot with a loop for quick loosening
slipping

Ribs and waterline crack

Frames: "Ribs" of the ship to stiffen the hull
Bacon roll: a historical tool for duplicating stowage plans
scupper: also Nüstergatt device or opening for draining water
Food roll: List of minimum provisions on board
Spicktakel: Tackle for holding a whale alongside the ship
Chimpanzee: Wooden or steel barrel for fat, whale fat and others
Spar: Horizontal round timber, for example in the rigging as a yard, gaff, tree, bowsprit, jib boom, bar etc.
spinnaker: bulbous, light headsail
Spider head: a hardwood board with lots of holes for the awnings
Spitfire: Sturmklüver
splice

Aft jump of a RoRo ferry

Spreader: (Spreader) Container lifting frame
Spritsail: (Square) sail of a ship or boat with a loose foot, which is spread diagonally from the mast by a spar, i.e. without a tree
Jump: Fore-spring: mooring line running aft at the bow; Aft spring: mooring line at the stern that runs forward
Spring tide: higher tidal water as a result of full or new moon, the opposite is the nipp tide
Fuel flag: Petrol flag; red flag with white disc
Leap: Negative ( convex ) or positive ( concave ) jump denote the line of the hull shape from the stem to the stern
Thermocline: sudden changes in salinity, temperature and density in sea water

Bar deck
Bar deck: a term used in yacht construction for deck planking made of wood
Staff Captain: On large passenger ships a captain who takes turns relieving his superiors of some of the social duties
Stag: Steel cable for fastening the mast in the longitudinal direction of the ship, see standing rigging
Stagreiter: They are used to hook the luff of the headsail onto the forestay when setting the sails, which is not required with the furling systems that are common today
stamp: Movements of the ship around the transverse axis
Stamping day: a tamping day is part of the rigging of a sailing ship. It is counted as a standing good . It is stretched between the bowsprit or the jib boom and the stem of the bow
Stamping stick: : (rare Delphi scourge) a component of a sailing ship for rigging, the jib-boom to improve, see rigging
Baseline: a line or curve on the surface of the earth on which, according to a measurement, the position of the observer must be
Launch: launching a new ship in the shipyard
Starcut: a spinnaker with a star-shaped cut of the sail tracks
Stauerviz: Foreman of the showers
standing wind: steady wind
standing rigging: the part of the rigging of the rigging of a sailing ship or boat that is not moved during maneuvers, today mostly made of steel cables
stiff: A ship is stiff if it rolls (heels) only a little in the sea due to its low center of gravity and these movements are not soft but rather hard. High demands on the construction. Opposite: rank
Riser block: increased command post on the quarterdeck of old sailing ships
Steiger: Mooring pontoon on the Rhine
Rack: "Board" that is hung on ropes on the outer wall of the ship to do work (instead of scaffolding)
Stelling: a walkway between ship and pier or from ship to ship
Stiffness: Part of the rigging above the spreader , extension of the mast above the first spreader on a sailing boat or sailing ship
Starboard: StB; engl. Starboard; S, right side of the ship, looking in the direction of travel
Control light: on the tug as a steering aid for the towed ship
Control stick: a glow lamp at the front of the bow as a guide and steering aid for the helmsman
steward: the waiter, pantry man, attendant on board a ship
Gland bulkhead: rear collision bulkhead
Store: Pantry / storeroom
Flotsam: Shipload washed up on the beach
strand: Towing wire in inland navigation
Strand clamp: this will fix the towing wire on board the tugboat
Strand winch: The towing wires are wound on it, up to 1500 m long
Line rope: Ropes stretched by tall ships on the upper deck
Line: the 32nd part of a compass circle = 11.25 °
Power line: that part of a river or lake where the current has its greatest speed
Electricity shipping: Shipping using the ocean currents
Current sailing: Sailing on rivers using the tidal currents in the lower reaches of the rivers up to the weir, as well as in the upper reaches of the rivers using the groyne currents
Strop: Loop in a rope; Chain, cable
Stump chamber: Klaus Störtebeker is said to have amassed immeasurable treasures in a cave in the stump chamber on the island of Rügen
Stub mast: short mast without a pole
Viewfinder: 1. echo sounder ; 2. depth gauge; 3. Rangefinder; 4. Star table for finding the stars
support: Command , lay the ship on a straight course
Support rudder!: Command to counteract the turning of the ship during a turning maneuver
Südstein: According to unproven tradition, the mythical Chinese emperor Huáng Dì is said to be in 2634 BC. BC in China used the first compass , a piece of magnetic iron stone that floated on a bamboo board in a water bowl and thereby leveled off in the north-south direction. This knowledge has been known in Europe since ancient Greece .

Suez headlights on the Dresden museum ship

Suez headlights: Searchlight construction prescribed for ships on the Suez Canal (Suez Canal searchlight)
Sund: a passage between the mainland and an island, e.g. B. Fehmarnsund
Coaming (coaming): Increased demarcation between hatch and deck
Freshwater sailor: Mocking name for the inland boatman on the part of the seafarer
sweater: 1. wool jacket; 2. People flayer

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T

Signal flag - T

Wink alphabet - T

Keyword : Tango [ ˈtæŋgoʊ ]

Tray jockey: Mock name for the steward
typhoon: tropical cyclone in Southeast Asia
Rigging: The entirety of mast (s) , sails and the standing and running rigging ( cordage ) of a sailing ship
Packets: particularly strong work suit
Rigging (sart): Differentiation of the sailing ship types according to their equipment with sails and masts
Riggers: historical, hand-operated acoustic signal device
Riggers

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U

Signal flag - U

Wink alphabet - U

Underwater hull on an older sailing yacht

Keyword : Uniform [ ˈjuːnɪfɔːɹm ]

go over stag: turning a sailing ship (against the wind )
Defector: 1. Curved steel brackets on the stern of tugs that run across the ship and prevent the towing wires from tangling on the superstructure.
2. Pinching windings on a winch that can no longer be easily loosened.
consider: putting the oar from one side to the other.
Overseas transport companion: formerly jokingly derogatory term for the traveling personnel of the merchant shipping.
dammed: the cargo to be disembarked first is covered by another
Over days: Name for herrings that remain in the fish hold 24 hours after being caught; they are only half the value
over rigged: too much sail area on a sailing ship. Can be meant absolutely if the ship has a large sail area in relation to the displacement, or relatively, if the sail area is too large for the current wind conditions. Over rigging can bring speed advantages, but at the same time increases the stress on the material and the risk of capsizing.
Surface ship: the part of the ship's hull that lies above the construction waterline.
UHL: Ultra Heavy Lift lifting system in the shipyard industry for heavy and extra heavy loads, e.g. B. Ship sections.
ULCC: Ultra Large Crude Carrier , oil tankers with more than 320,000 - 549,000 tons of deadweight .
Umiak

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V

Signal flag - V

Wink alphabet - V

Keyword : Victor [ ˈvɪktə˞ ]

Valeman: Sailor who scoops out the herring slaughter with a scooping net from the herring manger and distributes it, thus indicating the pace of work
Vamarie rigging: Spreading gaff rigging
vanish: 1. Slang for
someone who is supposed to disappear 2. math. disappear, become zero
VCM tanker: Vinyl chloride monomer tanker
Blocking: Wedging cargo
Fraternization shackles: a U-shaped shackle with an oval bolt that connects the anchor chain and anchor
displacement: the liquid displaced by masses; see Archimedes' principle or repression
Displacement tonnage: Displacement, Deplacementtonnage, is a misnomer and is used for warships that are not measured, but where the port - channel - and similar charges after the displacement are calculated
caught: means something like relieve sb
get up, move up: move a ship to another berth or anchorage
shadow: the deployment of two anchors in a row
Clicker: a small ribbon or flag that is usually attached to the standing rigging of a sailing boat in a clearly visible manner to indicate the wind direction
roll: beat up
entrenchment: the fixed part of the railing
moor: mooring a ship with lines on land, on bollards , etc.
spoiled: Lines or chains that are unclear
warp: the warpage of a boat to another location by means of the anchor line
Very signal system: according to the Morse code principle with red and green flares: red = dot, green = dash; no longer in use
VDR: Association of German Shipowners
VLOOC: Very Large Ore Oil Carrier; very large ore-oil driver, -freighter, combined cargo ship with a heavy lift capacity of 150,000 tons to 300,000 tons and above
Bird navigation: At some point, seafarers first came up with the idea of taking birds on board, which move towards land as they fly up. One of the most famous examples, Noah's test for the sinking of the flood
People's Officer: Ship's officer who emerged from the crew stand
full and at: Course close to the wind at which the relationship between altitude and speed is optimal, d. H. most of the way to windward is made
keep full: steer the ship so that the sails are fully full
Full freezer: Rear catcher
dogs running in front of their master: before a hurricane herlaufende swell

Vorspring (marked with arrow) and pre-lines of the MS Rio Blanco

Forward line (bow line)

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W.

Signal flag - W

Wink alphabet - W

True sight on the Middle Rhine

Keyword : Whiskey [ ˈwɪski ]

Libra: a triangular plate on the yacht headstay for jib halyard, forestay and luff
Wabos: Abbreviation for depth charges
Truth: 1. Warning call : “Attention!”, “Caution!” (From Low German: Warning , from Middle Low German warschuwinge = warning , compare Dutch waarschuwen = to warn ). Derived from this, see true: warn, instruct, notify
2. Fixed warning device , e.g. B. a buoy on a wreck; especially for inland shipping: warning device in the form of a light signal point, previously also with flag signals
Wake up: an open, not frozen area in the ice sheet; generally also the wake of a ship permeated by eddies
wake-homer: Torpedo finding the target by chasing the wake
Walkee: Pidgin-English for steamer, screw steamer
Walking: the strange shock when touching the ground
Walloper: amer. Slang: casual workers in docks at shipyards, harbor shoppers
Wall rail: Rubbing strake, the strong version
Whale back deck: Round deck
Brown rat: also Kairatte, harbor thief
Shrouds: Ropes for the lateral tensioning of the masts, see standing rigging
Was nose: Warhead of a torpedo
Warp: see warpanker
Warpanker: Throw anchor, current anchor, drag anchor
Warrlümmel: Wooden club for stirring herring and salt
Washboard: Plank placed on the edge of the ship to increase the freeboard, between the floor walls
Wash water: Sea hammer water
Make water: Full of water, for example because of a leak
Water bomb: Explosive charge with adjustable pressure detonator, which explodes in the preset water depth
Depth charges racks: Bracket for seaworthy storage of depth charges
Water supply: Slang expression when there are no fish in the net while net fishing
Water convertible: Motorboat with folding top
Water limo: Motorboat with a closed roof
Waterline: is the line that results from the intersection of the water surface with the hull of a floating ship

Waterway
Wasserschout , also pattern writer or enrollment officer: today the seaman's office official
Waterway: Sea route, fairway through ice, etc.
Waterbailiff: engl. hist .: port customs officer
watt: Areas in the intertidal zone of the coasts that dry out at low tide
Loom lines: short, transverse dew pieces tied to the shrouds serve as a ladder for climbing out
Webeleinenstek (mast throw): Easy to tie sailor's knot for attaching a line to a thick line, a pipe or the like.
Changing fire: a celebratory fire that alternately shows signs of light of different colors
Flooring: the inner lining of the ship is mainly used for insulation
Women's knot: the wrong square or reef knot, also housewife's knot ; he is the business card of the undocumented man
White squall: dangerous unexpected hurricane-like fall wind, accompanied by torrential rain, fog or snow as well as white foam crowns, which are not announced by clouds.
White wall: Giant wave with a head of foam
White dog: is a high wave that passes over a ship in rough seas
Wave system: The entirety of the device for transmitting the rotary motion of the prime mover to the propeller
Shaft soothing oil: was used in shipping to reduce the waves on the high seas, e.g. B. in sea rescue
Wave tie: see displacer and glider
Wave generator: A sensor mounted on the propeller shaft power generator on sailing boats, which serves the energy of the co-rotating through the flow during the drive under sail propeller convert into electrical energy. Often installed in sea and inland waterway vessels so that the auxiliary diesel does not have to be operated while the vehicle is in motion.
Shaft tunnel: Corridor between the engine and the propeller
Turn indicator: nautical device that the direction of rotation and, optionally, also the rotation speed of the vessel upon operation of the steering gear indicating
turn: Change direction of travel against the wind (with sails turning)

Wind scoop cargo ship 1957

Weather prophet: Mocking name for the meteorologist , rheumatoid sailor
Bets: Boat races
Wieling

winch

winch: One-way rotatable drum around which a line can be placed. Inside the drum there is a gear with which the drum can be rotated. It is driven by a motor or a hand crank placed on top of the drum.
Seesaw: Low German for wagtail , constantly restless sailor
Widows: Seafarers who were carried on board only in name and whose wages were intended for sailor widows
Where from!: Ask the lookout in which direction a sail, fire or object is
wrestle: move a boat forward with just one oar over the stern
Wuling or Wuhling: Expression for crowd, confusion (poorly put up cordage); Wuhling ropes used to be used as rope wraps around the mast to stabilize it

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Signal flag - X

Wink alphabet - X

Keyword : X-ray [ ˈɛksreɪ ]

X-band: ( Radio ) frequency band from 5200 to 11000 MHz
X-craft: Small submarine
X mast: Crossed masts on which the sail is driven
X-turret: second (raised) turret from aft
Xebec: Schebeke, a small three-master with two Latin sails and a mizzen
Xmitter: (Radio) transmitter
XY recorder: Coordinate recorder
XY control: Control by means of track ball or joystick
Xylamone: Impregnation agent for wood against rot and worm damage
Xylolite: Stone wood, often used for waterproofing, e.g. B. stuffing box, shaft

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Signal flag - Y

Wink alphabet - Y

Sailing yacht

Keyword : Yankee [ ˈjæŋki ]

yacht

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Signal flag - Z

Wink alphabet - Z

Laundry at the seaman's school Travemünde-Priwall - 1955

Keyword : Zulu [ ˈzuːluː ]

Zampelbüdel: also Zampel, a bag made of canvas or other coarse material as a piece of luggage
Zeese: Name for a trawl in the Baltic Sea
Zeiser, Zeising

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Helmut Hanke: Men, Planks, Oceans: the six thousand year adventure of seafaring . 9th edition. Urania-Verlag , Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-332-00238-4 .

^ The "romantic" seafaring, SyltIMPULS December 2010, pp. 18-20 ( Memento from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

↑ Jürgen Gebauer, Egon Krenz: Marine Encyclopedia - From A to Z. Tosa Verlag, Vienna 2003; unabridged licensed edition of RM Buch u. Medien Vertriebs GmbH u. the connected Book clubs; Book No. 003765

^ Lexicon of classic water sports. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .

↑ Jack London: Fish Pirate Tales . 1st edition. Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag GmbH - DTV, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-423-01176-9 , p. 102 .

↑ Marcus Buck: Wöörbook , Plattmakers Dictionary, accessed on July 22, 2016

↑ Karl Schiller; August Lübben: Middle Low German Dictionary . tape 4 . Verlag von J. Küthmanns Buchhandlung, Bremen 1878, p. 244 . Digitized
↑ SAIL SHIPS - Slup, Schlup, engl. Sloop. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
↑ Everything about sails: The gaff sail. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
↑ Comparison of different rig gardens. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
^ Franz Ulffers: Handbook of seamanship . 1st edition. Verlag Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1972, p. 38 .
^ Dick / Kretschmer: Handbook of seamanship . ES Miller et al. Sohn, Hamburg 1902, ISBN 978-1-274-46539-9 , p. 143, 183, 474 .
↑ Duden, Wahrschau , Bibliographisches Institut GmbH, accessed on July 16, 2016
↑ Karl Schiller; August Lübben: Middle Low German Dictionary . tape 5 . Verlag von J. Küthmanns Buchhandlung, Bremen 1880, p. 608 . Digitized
↑ From the Low German = warn , given by Franz Woeste for Westphalia as wârschauen , for East Friesland as wårschauen (Franz Woeste: Dictionary of Westphalian dialect . Soltau's Verlag, Norden; Leipzig 1882. ).

[HH-1] Helmut Hanke: Men, Planks, Oceans: the six thousand year adventure of seafaring . 9th edition. Urania-Verlag , Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-332-00238-4 .

[2] The "romantic" seafaring, SyltIMPULS December 2010, pp. 18-20 ( Memento from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Jürgen Gebauer, Egon Krenz: Marine Encyclopedia - From A to Z. Tosa Verlag, Vienna 2003; unabridged licensed edition of RM Buch u. Medien Vertriebs GmbH u. the connected Book clubs; Book No. 003765

[4] Lexicon of classic water sports. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .

[5] Jack London: Fish Pirate Tales . 1st edition. Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag GmbH - DTV, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-423-01176-9 , p. 102 .

[6] Marcus Buck: Wöörbook , Plattmakers Dictionary, accessed on July 22, 2016