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2. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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   Aboard: onto or within a ship, or in a group. [2] Above: a higher deck of the ship. ... The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat.

3. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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   The captain or master is the ship's highest responsible officer, acting on behalf of the ship's owner. Whether the captain is a member of the deck department or not is a matter of some controversy, and generally depends on the opinion of an individual captain. When a ship has a third mate, the captain does not stand watch.

4. Sailor - Wikipedia

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   Three types of mariners, seen here in the wheelhouse of a ship: a master, able seaman, and harbour pilot.. A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.

5. Ship's boat - Wikipedia

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   A ship's tender of the MSC Orchestra. A ship's boat is a utility boat carried by a larger vessel. Ship's boats have always provided transport between the shore and other ships. Other work done by such boats has varied over time, as technology has changed. In the age of sail, especially for warships, an important role was the collection of ...

6. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   1. A position half way along the length of a ship or boat. [13] 2. A position half way between the port and starboard sides of a ship or boat, as in "helm amidships", when the rudder is in line with the keel. [13] ammunition ship A naval auxiliary ship specifically configured to carry ammunition, usually for combatant ships and aircraft.

7. What is it like to be a cruise ship captain? Elegant and ...

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   Manzi, as captain of Oceania Cruises ship Vista, was not on the bridge at that moment anyway, but instead was about to address a percentage of the 900 passengers aboard the 243-meter luxury liner ...

8. Boatswain - Wikipedia

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   The boatswain in William Shakespeare's The Tempest is a central character in the opening scene, which takes place aboard a ship at sea, and appears again briefly in the final scene. Typhoon by Joseph Conrad has a nameless boatswain who tells Captain MacWhirr of a "lump" of men going overboard during the peak of the storm.

9. All aboard! The best new cruise ships for 2024, according to ...

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   New ships debuting in 2025. MSC World America: Spring 2025. Oceania Allura: June 2025. Star Princess: August 2025. Star of the Seas: Summer 2025. Disney Cruise Line: 2025. What ships sail from New ...