NAVAL TERMS AND PHRASEOLOGIES
Avast
A command to desist for whatever is being done
Shell back
A man who has cross the equator and has been initiated
Pollywog
A person who has never cross the equator
Brig
A prison on a ship or a shore base
Aye-Aye
A reply to an order to indicate that it is understood and will be carried out
Cleat
A small deck fittings or metal with horns used for securing lines
Yardarm
A spar attached to the of a mast running athwart ship
Superstructure
All equipment and fittings except armament extending above the hull
Billet
Allotted sleeping place: also a man s location in the ships organization
Sea Lawyer
An enlisted men who likes to argue; usually one who thinks he can twist the regulations and standing order to favor his personal inclinations
Flag Officer
An officer with the rank of COMMODORE and above
Sea dog
An old sailor
Pipe down
An order to keep silent
Abeam
At right angle to the centerline of the ship
Broadside
At right angle to the fore and aft line of the ship
General Quarters
Battle station for all hands
Port Bow
Bearing 315 degrees relative to the bow of the ship
Starboard Bow
Bearing 45 degrees relative to the bow
Abaft
Behind or further aft, astern or toward the stern.
Dolphin
Cluster of piles at the corner or edge of a pier
Head
Compartment of a ship having toilet facilities
Bear Hand
Cooperation among the ship's company
Passageway
Corridor
Crossing the line
Crossing the earth equator
Draft
Depth of the water from the surface waterline to the ships keel
Leeward
Direction away from the wind
Windward
Direction toward the wind
Dead astern
Directly aft of the ship in line of the centerline
Dead ahead
Directly ahead of the ship's bow in line of the centerline
Coxswain
Enlisted men in charge of a boat
All Hands
Entire ship's company
Overhead
Equivalent to a ceiling of a building ashore
Rudder
Flat movable structure and vertically attached to the stern used for steering the ship
Field day
General cleaning day aboard ship, usually a day before inspection
Freeboard
Height of ships side from the waterline to the main deck
Centerline
Imaginary line running from the ships bow to stern: divides the ship lengthwise vertically
Compartment
It corresponds to a room in a building
Portside
Left hand side of the ship facing forward
Adrift
Loose from mooring or out of place
Fantail
Main deck section in the after part of the ship
Aft-in
Near or toward the stern
Wardroom
Officers mess and lounge room aboard ship
Deck
On a ship, its corresponds to a floor in a building
Alongside
On side a pier or berth
Bulkhead
One of the vertical wall like structures enclosing a compartment
Gangway
Opening in the bulwarks: order to stand a while and get out of way
Bridge
Raised platform from which a ship is navigated
Starboardside
Right hand side of the ship facing forward
Dead in the water
Said of a ship when she has neither headway nor steerway in the water
Landlubbers
Seaman s term for one that has never been at sea
Gig
Ships boat designated for the use of the Commanding Officer
Sickbay
Ships hospital or dispensary
Binnacle list
Sick list: list of men excuse for duty
Fathom
Six (6) feet unit of length
Skag
Slang for cigarettes
Java
Slang for coffee time
Jump ship
Slang for leaving the ship without authority/permission
Boot
Slang for new recruit
Black Gang
Slang for the engineering force
Skippy
Slang for undershirt
Lazarette
Storage compartment of the stern below deck
Lucky bag
Stowage of article found adrift
Bitts
Strong iron post on a ships deck for working of fastening lines almost invariably in pairs.
Ship-shape
Term for a neat and orderly condition
Cabin
The captains living quarter
Bow
The forward part of the ship
Waterline
The line which makes the surface with the hull
Amidship
The middle portion of the ship
Galley
The ship kitchen
Secure
To make fast; to tie; an order given in completion of a drill or exercise meaning to withdraw from drill station and duties
Pass the word
To repeat an order or information to the crew
Astern
Toward the stern, an object or vessel that is abaft another vessel or object
Irish pennant
Untidy loose end of a line
Mast
Upright spar supporting signal halyard and antennas in a naval ship
Bollard
Wooden or iron post on a pier or wharf for securing mooring lines
