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- Aboard: on or in a vessel
- Aft: toward the stern (back of the boat)
- Ahead: in the direction of the ship's path of travel
- Ahoy: the customary hail to a boat or ship
- Alongside: by the side of a pier or other ship
- Astern: behind the ship
- Awash: so low that the water washes over
- Beam: width of the vessel at its widest point
- Below: beneath the deck; downstairs
- Boat: a small vessel
- Bow: the forward end of the vessel
- Bridge: the control center of a vessel
- Crow's Nest: a lookout station located at the highest point possible on a ship's mast
- Deck: what you walk on aboard ship; the floor
- Draft: the depth a ship floats at in the water
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- Forward: toward the bow or front of the ship
- Galley: a ship's kitchen
- Gangway: an opening for getting on or off a ship
- Head: (1) the uppermost and most forward part of a ship; (2) the bathroom
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- Knot: a unit of speed equal to 1 nautical mile (6080 feet) per hour
- Ladder: the stairs on a ship
- Lee: (1) the opposite direction of the wind. (2) sheltered area leeward (away from the wind) of a ship
- Mess: part of a ship's crew that eats together or the place where the crew eats
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- Oscar Flag: a square orange and yellow flag meaning man overboard
- Overhead: the ceiling of a ship
- Port: (1) the left side of the ship when facing forward; (2) a porthole
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- Rack: a crew member's bed
- Ship: a large, ocean-going vessel
- SOS: radio distress signal short for "save our ship"
- Starboard: the right side of the ship when facing forward
- Stateroom: an officer's or passengers cabin
- Stern: the back of a vessel
- Swab: (1) to mop the deck; (2) the mop
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- Underway: when a vessel is not tied to a pier or at anchor
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