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| the anchor has broken contact with the floor or surface of the body of water |
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| handcuffs. Ha, no. Each carier-based aircraft has a tailhook, a hook bolted to an 8 foot bar extending from the after part of the aircraft. It is with the tailhook that the pilot catches one of the 4 steel cables stretched across the deck at 20-ft intervals, bring the plane to a complete stop in 320 feet. Cable stop each aircraft at the same place on the deck, regardless of size or weight of plane, fatty. |
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| small boat used to transport personnel or light cargo |
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| refers generally to the enlisted part of the crew |
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| to make fast or secure to a pin or cleat |
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| disregard the order or information referred to, or cease work if the order has already been partially excused |
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| water that has leaked into the ship and/or wastewater that can accumulate in a holding tank or empty space until it's pumped out |
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| the sailor or petty officer in charge of the deck force or a specific section of the ship's crew |
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| the most senior ensign of a navy ship, squadron or shore activity |
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| primary control position for every ship when the ship is under way, and the place where all orders and commands affecting the ship, her movements, and routine originate |
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| any trim or highly polished surface; this originally referred to polished metal objects |
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| "bringing ship to anchor" |
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| bring the ship to a halt and drop the anchor |
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| a wall or other vertical surface, especially on a ship |
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| disconnect or let go all lines connecting a ship with the dock or another ship |
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| the four steam-powered catapults thrust a 48,000-lb aircraft 300 ft, from 0 to 165 miles per hour, in 2 seconds. On each plane's nose gear is a T-bar that locks into the catapult shuttle, which pulls the plane down the catapult's length. The flight deck crew can launch two aircraft and land one every 37 seconds in daylight and one per minute at night. |
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| a voucher or replacement for money or service, usually used on board ship |
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| "come left/right to course" |
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| make a slight change in course or heading, usually less than 15 degrees |
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| the ship's direction or compass heading, expressed in degrees or, less frequently, in cardinal direction |
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| floor or other horizontal surface |
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| period of time at sea between 4 and 6om (first dogwatch) or 6 and 8 om (second dogwatch. Snoopy's rolex |
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| decrease the current rudder angle (with zero degrees being amidships). command normally given when the ship is turning too fast or is coming to the course required |
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| each of the 4 deck-edge elevators can lift two aircraft from the cavernous hangar deck to the 4.5-acre deck in seconds |
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| a standardized nautical unit of measurement equaling 6 feet, usually referring to the depth of water |
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| all hands man their battle stations on the double |
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| slowly and carefully. and sexily |
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| ship's pooper. or any pooper! |
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| a soft sandstone used to scrub the decks of a ship |
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| maintain the present course |
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| a unit of speed measuring one nautical mile (1.15 statute miles, 1.85 km) per hour |
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get out of the way; make way for someone or something coming through the area.
move it, fatty |
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| a command for all hands or designated sailors to take their stations in the boats used for abandoning ship or moving outside the ship to another ship, dock, etc |
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| a series of lights that aids carrier pilots when lining up for landing. In the center are amber and red lights with Fresnel lenses. Although the lights are always on, the Fresnel lens makes only one light at a time seem to glow, as the angle at which the pilot looks at the lights changes. If the lights appear above the green horizontal bar, the pilot is too high. If it is below, the pilot is too low, and if the lights are red, the pilot is very low. If the red lights on either side of the amber vertical bar are flashing, it is a wave-off |
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| unit of measurement used in air and sea navigation equal to 1,852 meters or about 6,076 feet; derived from the length of one minute of arc of a great circle |
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| always on the bridge when the ship is under way |
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| on sailing ships, boatswains in charge of the deck force used whistle signals to coordinate and direct tasks. Eventually, became a naval honor ashore and at sea |
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| the left side of a ship when facing the bow, or front |
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| Primary Flight Control ("Pri-Fly") is the control tower for the flight operations on the carrier. |
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| required on all boats over 15 feet (5m) by the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, these lights are red on the left and green on the right, and white to the rear. |
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| orient the rudder along the long axis of the ships; straight ahead |
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| latin for "always ready". motto of the Coast Gaurd |
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| the right side of the ship as one is facing forward |
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| striking the colors/ensign/flag |
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| universal sign of surrender |
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| an officer's response indicating that a report is understood |
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| officer's dining room that is also used for meetings and other functions |
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| a directive to report the course (compass heading) the ship is on |
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