To be in readiness or prepared to execute an order; to be readily available

here: To keep a boat away from the vessel

Orders of the Master to the officer of the watch which s/he must comply with

To maintain course and speed

The allotted place or the duties of each person on board

Draining tanks of the remaining cargo, water, etc.

A person who continues to live in spite of being in an extremely

dangerous situation, e.g. a shipping disaster.

A helicopter lifts off from a vessel's deck

The echo generated e.g. by a vessel on a radar screen

A winch which applies tension to mooring lines to keep them tight

Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (standard container dimension)

The path followed, or to be followed, between one position and another

here: The passage of a vessel through a canal, fairway, etc.

Speed of a vessel required for the passage through a canal, fairway, etc.

here: The transfer of goods from one vessel to another outside harbours

A vessel which is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground

A common method of cargo handling by combining two derricks, one of

which is fixed over the quay, the other over the hatchway

When the light characteristics of a buoy or a lighthouse are inoperative

Universal Time Co-ordinated (ex GMT)