| Ship Lingo |
There are lots of words you will hear being used on and around the ship. Here
are a few to help you out:
Aft: In or toward the back of the ship, which is called the stern.
Bow: The front part of the ship.
Bridge: The navigation and command center of a ship.
Cabin: A passenger's private room. Also called a Stateroom.
Debark: To get off of a ship. Synonymous with Disembark.
Deck: A floor, or level, on a ship.
Embark: Yes, it does mean to begin a voyage, but it also means the specific
process of boarding a ship.
Galley: A ship's kitchen.
Gangway: The platform or ramp by which passengers and crew enter or leave
a ship.
Helm: Although commonly used to refer to the ship's steering wheel, helm
actually denotes the entire steering system, which includes the wheel, the
rudder, and their connecting apparatuses. It can also mean the act of steering
the ship.
Hull: The main body of the ship.
Knot: A unit of speed equal to one Nautical mile traveled per hour. One knot
is equal to one nautical mile per hour; a nautical mile is about 1.15 land-based
miles. Here's a conversion chart:
are a few to help you out:
Aft: In or toward the back of the ship, which is called the stern.
Bow: The front part of the ship.
Bridge: The navigation and command center of a ship.
Cabin: A passenger's private room. Also called a Stateroom.
Debark: To get off of a ship. Synonymous with Disembark.
Deck: A floor, or level, on a ship.
Embark: Yes, it does mean to begin a voyage, but it also means the specific
process of boarding a ship.
Galley: A ship's kitchen.
Gangway: The platform or ramp by which passengers and crew enter or leave
a ship.
Helm: Although commonly used to refer to the ship's steering wheel, helm
actually denotes the entire steering system, which includes the wheel, the
rudder, and their connecting apparatuses. It can also mean the act of steering
the ship.
Hull: The main body of the ship.
Knot: A unit of speed equal to one Nautical mile traveled per hour. One knot
is equal to one nautical mile per hour; a nautical mile is about 1.15 land-based
miles. Here's a conversion chart:
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Midship: In or toward the middle of the ship.
Pitch: The rise and fall of the ship's bow while at sea.
Port: Either the left of the ship when you are facing forward or an
abbreviated version of the word port-of-call, a place of embarkation or
disembarkation.
Starboard: The right side of a ship when you are facing forward.
Stateroom: A passenger cabin.
Stem: The bow of a ship; the opposite from the stern.
Stern: The rear part of a ship.
Tender: A small boat used to move passengers and crew from ship to shore
and vice versa.
Windward: Facing into the wind, or the direction from which the wind is
coming.
Pitch: The rise and fall of the ship's bow while at sea.
Port: Either the left of the ship when you are facing forward or an
abbreviated version of the word port-of-call, a place of embarkation or
disembarkation.
Starboard: The right side of a ship when you are facing forward.
Stateroom: A passenger cabin.
Stem: The bow of a ship; the opposite from the stern.
Stern: The rear part of a ship.
Tender: A small boat used to move passengers and crew from ship to shore
and vice versa.
Windward: Facing into the wind, or the direction from which the wind is
coming.
