Silverton 330 Sport Bridge, Руководство пользователя

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KEEL: The centerline of a yacht running fore
and aft at the lowest point of the hull.
KNOT: (1) A Maritime unit of speed equal to
1.15 miles per hour. (2) A term for hitches and
bends in a line of rope.
LAZARETTE: Storage compartments below
the deck at the stern of the yacht.
LIST: A vessel that inclines to Port or Starboard
by its own means.
LONGITUDINAL: Lengthwise.
MOORING: An arrangement for securing a
yacht to a mooring buoy or pier.
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS: A set of red,
green and white lights which indicate the pres-
ence of a vessel and must be illuminated between
the hours of dusk and dawn and during times of
restricted visibility (fog, rain, snow, etc.).
OVERHEAD: The ceiling or roof of a yacht.
OUTBOARD: (1) From the centerline of a
yacht to the Port and Starboard sides. (2) The
seaward side of a moored yacht.
PASSAGEWAY: A corridor or hallway aboard
ship.
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE (PFD):
Life preserver or life vest.
PIER: A loading platform that extends at an
angle from the shore.
PILING: Support or protection for wharfs,
piers, etc.
PITCH: (1) The vertical motion of a yacht in
a seaway about the athwartship axis. (2) The
axial advance in inches of a propeller during
one complete revolution.
PLANING HULL: At slow speeds, a planing
hull will displace water in the same manner as a
displacement hull. As speed increases, the hull
provides a lifting ef fect up onto the surface of
the water.
PORT: (1) Looking forward, the left side of a
yacht from bow to stern. (2) A harbor.
PORT BEAM: The left center of a yacht.
PORT BOW: Looking forward, the front, left
side of the bow.
PORT QUARTER: Looking forward, the left
rear section of a yacht.
QUARTER: The sides of a yacht aft of amid-
ships.
QUARTERING SEA: Sea (waves) coming
from a yacht’s quarter.
RODE: The anchor line or chain.
RUNNING LIGHTS: Refer to “Navigational
Lights”.
RUDDER: A vertical plate used to steer the
yacht.
SALON: The main social cabin of a yacht.
SCREW: A propeller.
SCUPPER: A drain from the edge of the deck
or cockpit that discharges overboard.
SEACOCK: A positive action shut-of f valve
connected directly to the hull seawater intake
valve.