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Maritime English Visual Glosary

1. A
rank of
sailor in the
Royal Navy
above
ordinary
able marinar
1. seaman
seaman and
below brevetat
leading
seaman.
2.

Device for
keeping an
watercraft
on a set
2. autopilot course
without the
autopilot
intervention
of the pilot.

1. A
ship's officer
in charge of
equipment sef de
3. boatswain and the echipaj
crew.

a fuel-
burning
apparatus
or container
for heating
water, in
4. boiler particular: caldarina
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the area on
the outer
surface of a
ship's hull
where the
5. bilge bottom
curves to
santina
meet the
vertical
sides.

the
elevated,
enclosed
platform on
a ship from
which the punte
6. bridge captain and comanda
officers
direct
operations.

a large ship
that carries
people on
voyages for
pleasure,
7. cruise ship typically
calling in at
several
places.

To bring (a
ship or boat)
into a dock.

8. docking andocare
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A floor of a
ship,
especially
the upper,
open level
9. deck extending
for the full
punte

length of the
vessel

He would
oil, grease,
moving
engine parts
also stoke fochist de
10. donkey the engines
caldarina/m
man ecanic
6 auxiliar

An electrical 
engineer is a
person who
uses scientifi
11. electrical c knowledge 
to design,
inginer
engineer electric
7 construct
and maintain 
electrical
devices.
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The part of a
ship or
building in
which the
engines are
12. engine housed camera
motoarelor
8 room

A group of
ships sailing
together,
engaged in
13. fleet
the same
flota
activity, or
9 under the
same
ownership.

to tie a boat 
so that
it stays in
14. moor
the
acostare
same place
1
Assure a
15. to man
ship
with a arma
1 personnel

The term is
given to the
captain of a
ship or the
16. master
chief
comandant
commanding
2 officer of a
ship
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1. The
lowest rank
of sailor in
the Royal
17. ordinary Navy, below marinar
necalificat
able seaman.
1 seaman

An officer of
low rank in
the navy

18. petty
subofiter
officer
1

The person,
on board
ship, who
sends and
receives
radio
19. radio messages radiotelegra
fist
1 officer
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Maintaining
ship or comp
any supply
stores

20. store
magazioner
1 keeper

a person
employed to
look after
the
passengers
on a ship

21. steward steward

a part of a
boat or ship
serving as a
shelter for
the person at
22. wheelhou the wheel.
cabină
timonierului
1 se
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a hauling or
lifting
device
consisting of
a rope or
chain
23. winches
winding
round a vinci
1 horizontal
rotating
drum, turned
typically by
a crank or by
motor.

in nautical
terms
concerns the
division of
24. watch-
qualified
personnel to cart
2 standing operate
a ship contin
uously