The horizontal direction the vessel's bows at a given moment measured in

degrees clockwise from north

here: A cable used by helicopters for lifting or lowering persons in a pickup

operation

Coating of ice on an object, e.g. the mast or superstructure of a vessel

Group of dangerous or hazardous goods, harmful substances or marine

pollutants in sea transport as classified in the International Maritime

Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code)

To reduce the oxygen in an oil tank by inert gas to avoid an explosive

atmosphere

Course directed by the OSC or other authorized person to be steered at the

beginning of a search

Not functioning

Throwing overboard of goods in order to lighten the vessel or improve its

stability in case of an emergency

To lower, e.g. lifeboats to the water

Escape of liquids such as water, oil, etc., out of pipes, boilers, tanks, etc.,

or a minor inflow of seawater into the vessel due to damage to the hull

The general direction to which the wind blows; opposite of windward

The angular effect on the vessel's course caused by the prevailing wind

To set free, let loose, or cast off (of anchors, lines, etc.)

Place assigned to crew and passengers where they must gather before

being ordered into the lifeboats

here: Inclination of the vessel to port side or starboard side

In navigational warnings: Position of object confirmed

Seawater flowing into the vessel due to hull damage, or hatches awash

and not properly closed

Maritime Mobile Service Identity number

To secure a vessel in a particular place by means of wires or ropes made

fast to the shore, to anchors, or to anchored mooring buoys, or to ride with

both anchors down