GLOSSARY

The Glossary also includes a limited number of technical terms which do not appear in the text of the SMCP but might be useful in case the content of a given standard phrase requires modification.

General Terms

Abandon Vessel              To evacuate crew and passenger from a vessel following a distress

Accomodation Ladder    Ladder attached to platform at vessel’s side with flat steps and handrails enabling                  persons to embark and disembark from water or shore

A  drift                                  Uncontrolled movement at sea under the influence of current, tide or wind

Air Draft                             The heigh from the waterline to the highest point of the vessel ( Airdraft = Heigh of vessel – Max draft )

Assembly station             Place on deck, in mess room, etc. assigned to crew and passenger where they have to meet according to the muster list when the corresponding alarm is released or announcement made

Backing ( of wind )         Shift of wind direction in an anti clockwise manner, for example from north to west (opposite of veering )

Blind sector                        An area which cannot be scanned by the ship’s radar because it is shielded by part of the superstructure mast, etc.

Boarding arrangements  All equipment, such as pilot ladder, accommodation ladder,hoist, etc, necessary for a safe transfer of the pilot

Boarding speed                The speed of the vessel adjusted to that of a pilot boat at which the pilot can safely embark / disembark

Briefing                                Concise explanatory information to crew or passenger

 

Cable                                      Chain connecting a vessel to the anchor (s)

Cable                                      Wire or rope primarily used for mooring a ship

Cable                                     ( Measurement ), one hundred fathoms or one tenth of a nautical mile