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PAY OUT : To slack off or ease out a line.
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PELICAN HOOK : a hook used to provide a quick release. It can be opened while under strain by knocking away a locking ring which holds it closed.
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PILOTHOUSE : enclosure on the bridge centerline housing the main steering control. Also called the WHEELHOUSE.
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PLANKOWNER : a man who has been on board since ship was commissioned.
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PUDDING : A bulky fender attached to a strongback or to the stem or gunwales of the boat.
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PURCHASE : A combination of one or more blocks reeved with a line or wire. Also called TACKLE, BLOCK AND TACKLE, or when reeved with a chain, a CHAIN FALL.
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RAT GUARD : A hinged metal disk which can be secured to a mooring line to prevent rats from using the line to gain access to the ship.
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RENDER : Expresses the idea of "to travel freely through or around," as a fall which renders around the blocks in a tackle.
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SAMSON POST : A vertical timber on the forward deck of a boat used in towing and securing.
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SCUTTLE: A small, quick closing access hole. To sink a ship by deliberate flooding.
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SHORE : A portable beam used in damage control. To shore up is to brace up.
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SHROUD: Piece of standing rigging that provides athwartships support for a mast.
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SILENCE : Command given by any member of a gun crew who observes a serious casualty that requires immediate attention. All members freeze and remain silent until the gun captain or other responsible person issues an order.
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SMART: Neat, shipshape; efficient; military; quick.
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SPECIAL SEA DETAIL : Men assigned on a Navy ship to special duties connected with entering or leaving port.
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SQUILGEE : A wooden, rubber-shod deck drier. It works somewhat on the principle of a windshield wiper. (Pronounced "SQUEEGEE".)
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STERN FAST : A line used to make a boat fast by the Stern.
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THIMBLE : A metal ring grooved to fit inside an eye splice.
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THWARTS : The cross seats or planks in a boat just below the gunwales.
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