Contributors in General boating
General boating
Hatchway
Boat; General boating
A covered opening in a ship's deck through which cargo can be loaded or access made to a lower deck; the cover to the opening is called a hatch.
Nautical mile
Boat; General boating
A distance of 1.852 kilometres (1.151 mi). Approximately the distance of one minute of arc of latitude on the Earth's surface. A speed of one nautical mile per hour is called a knot (qv).
Corrector
Boat; General boating
A device to correct the ship's compass, for example counteracting errors due to the magnetic effects of a steel hull.
Parley
Boat; General boating
A discussion or conference, especially between enemies, over terms of a truce or other matters.
Decks
Boat; General boating
The structures forming the approximately horizontal surfaces in the ship's general structure. Unlike flats, they are a structural part of the ship.
Island
Boat; General boating
The superstructure of an aircraft carrier. A carrier that lacks one is said to be flush decked.