Common Nautical Terms!

What's the name for this part of the rope?

• Curve

• Loop

• Bight

• Bowline

This vessel has lost control and is said to be...

• Awash

• Abaft

• Afloat

• Adrift

The walls of a ship are called the...

What is highlighted at the bottom of this picture?

• Bilge pump

• Ballast pump

• Oil Pump

• Cargo Pump

What is the deckhand doing in this picture?

• Launching Line throwing apparatus

• Pulling the mooring line

• Casting the heaving line

• Throwing the lifebuoy

In one word, describe the condition of this vessel...

What is the correct term for this device?

• Hull

• Helm

• Heel

• Hold

Which statement correctly describes the LSA pictured?

• Motor Propelled, Partially Enclosed, Survival Craft

• Manually Propelled, Totally Enclosed, Survival Craft

• Manually Propelled, Partially Enclosed, Survival Craft

• Motor Propelled, Totally Enclosed, Survival Craft

Where does the crew gather when an emergency alarm sounds?

The ships kitchen is called the...

• Galley

• Galleon

• Scullery

• Cookhouse