IMO SMCP

To turn over

• Capsize

• List

• Sinking

• Flooding

The four main points of the compass:

north, east, south and west

• Cardinal wreck

• Cardinal buoy

• Cardinal points

• Cardinal berth

The intended direction of movement

of a vessel through the water

• Capsize

• Crash

• Convoy

• Course

a system of

cleaning the cargo tanks by washing

them with the cargo of crude oil

during discharge

• COW

• COC

• COD

• COE

A group of vessels which sail

together, e.g. through a canal or ice

• course

• convoy

• crash

• towing

Concise explanatory information to

crew and/or passengers

• speaking

• mooring

• briefing

• consulting

To evacuate crew and passengers

from a vessel following a distress

• going abroad

• lay forward

• lay aboard

• abandon vessel

Uncontrolled movement at sea under

the influence of current, tide or wind

• floating

• adrift

• sinking

• grounding

A whistle signal made by the vessel

• berth

• mast

• blast

• pier

An emergency reversal operation of

the main engine(s) to avoid a

Collision

• damage stop

• abandon vessel

• pit stop

• crash stop