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Cabin - Officer and/or crew quarters (see also Stateroom).
Cardinal Points - North, South, East, West.
Cargo - Ship supplies.
Casino Department - Responsible for the gambling operations on board.
Clergy - Members of the clergy who conducts on board religious activities and ceremonies.
Companion Way - Interior stairway.
Coaming - Raised partition at base of doorways to keep water from entering.
Colors - National flag or ensignia flown from mast or sternpost.
Concessionaire - Outside company or vendor that provides management and/or employees for a department on board the vessel.
Contract Length - Specified duration of employment on board the vessel.
Course - Direction the ship is heading.
Crew Area - Crew access only.
Crew Bar - Located in the crew area of the vessel only. It is a social gathering place where crew interact with each other (have a good time, that is!).
Crew I.D. - Usually a laminated card used as a means of identification the ship's company on board and while in port.
Crew Mess - Dining facilities for non-officer crew members.
Cruise Staff Department - Handles the day-to-day passenger activities and social events.
Customs - Government officials responsible for regulating goods, services and supplies into a country.
Customs Manifest - Document listing all personal goods of crew members.
Daily Program - Passenger program outlining the day to day activities of all events and ship information.
Deck - Floor.
Deck Department - Responsible for the overall operation and navigation of the vessel.
Disembark/Debark - Leave the vessel.
Dock - The structure such as a pier in which the vessel ties up when in port.
Draft - Measurement in feet from waterline to lowest point of ship's keel.
Dry Dock - Vessel is completed removed from the water to institute repairs to the keel.
Embarkation/Embark - To go aboard the vessel.
Engineering Department - Responsible for the overall maintenance of the vessel.
Entertainment Department - Responsible for the production of the evening shows and social events requiring entertainers, singers, dancers and/or musicians.
Fantail - Rear or aft overhang of vessel.
Fathom - Measurement of distance equal to 6 feet.
Fender - Cushion between side of vessel and dock.
Flag of Convenience - Registry of the vessel is foreign to that of the country in which the company that owns the ship is located.
Food & Beverage Department - Handles the day-to-day operations of food supplies, food regulations and management of the galley.
Fore and Aft - Front and back of the vessel, refers to the entire vessel.
Forward - Toward the bow of the vessel.
Free Port - A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.
Galley - Vessel's kitchen.
Galley Department - Handles the food preparation and presentation of meals.
Gangway - Platform or ramp for embarkation and disembarkation to a dock or tender used for convenience and security.
Gift Shop Department - Responsible for the retail stores selling everything from snacks, designer logos to jewelry.
Guest Lecturers - An individual who will present a discussion format specializing in a particular hobby, skill or activity (financial, sports, et.).
Gunwale - The removable section of the vessel's side below the deck level.
Head - Toilet facilities.
Helm - Vessel's steering wheel.
Hold - Interior lower compartments of the vessel where cargo is stored.
Hotel Department - Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the passenger facilities and related departments.
Housekeeping Department - Handles day-to-day operations of the cleanliness of the vessel particularly the passenger staterooms.
Immigration - Government officials responsible for granting citizens permission to or restricting entry to a country.
Instructors - An individual who teaches and instructs a particular hobby, skill or activity in which active participation is encouraged.
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Keel - The bottom portion of the vessel submerged in water.
Knot - One nautical mile per hour (6,080 ft as compared to land mile of 5,280 ft or 1.6km).
Latitude - Angular distance measured in degrees north or south of the equator.
League - A measure of distance approximately 3.45 nautical miles.
Leeward - Side of the vessel or island that is protected from the wind.
Letter of Employment - A written document from the company as proof of employment.
Lifeboat - Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency.
Log - Daily record of a ship's speed, progress, and other relative events.
Longitude - Angular distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian of Greenwich, England.
Manifest - A list of invoice of passengers, crew and cargo.
Medical Department - Handles the medical welfare and needs of passengers and crew.
Mess - Dining room facilities and kitchen for crew separate from the passenger dining room and kitchen (see also Officer's Mess).
Muster - To assemble passengers and/or crew.
Newbuild - New vessel from bow to stern.
Officer's Mess - Dining room facilities for officers separate from the crew and passenger dining room.
Offshore - Not on land.
Offshore Department - Personnel department employed on permanent immovable platform structures extending out of the water.
P & I Medical - Protection & Indemnity medical coverage as required by international maritime law while under contract on board an ocean-going vessel.
Photo Shop Department - Responsible for photographing events, activities and portraits.
Pooped - Hit by a wave over the stern.
Port - To the left, facing forward of the bow.
Port-of-Call - Country, island or territory the vessel visits.
Port Talk - Lecture given discussing the details of a port-of-call the vessel visits.
Port Tax - Tax levied on each passenger by port-of-call authorities.
Purser's Office - The central administrative office on board for passengers as well as crew members.
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Rebuild - Adding length to a vessel by dissecting and inserting a new section within the vessel's hull.
Registry - The country in which the vessel is registered.
Repositioning - Vessel moves to a new area for a new season (i.e. Alaska in the Summer to the Caribbean in the Winter).
Roll - Sway of the ship from side to side.
Salary - Because length of contracts on board vessels vary from month to month, quoting a monthly salary instead of yearly is the standard in the maritime industry.
Ship's Company - All those employed to work on board the vessel.
Shore Excursion - A land tour offered by the shore excursion office (i.e. white-water rafting in Valdez, Alaska).
Sign-On - Start of a contract.
Sign-Off - End of a contract.
Slops - Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries.
Stabilizers - Wing-like retractable devices extending form the sides of the vessel to produce smoother sailing.
Starboard - To the right, facing forward of the bow.
Stateroom - Passenger quarters.
Stem - Extreme bow of the vessel.
Stern - Rear of the vessel.
Stowaway - Illegal passenger.
Tender - Small vessel used to transport passengers and/or crew or supplies to and from shore when ship is at anchor. Most large ships carry their own tenders, which are maintained as lifeboats in case of an emergency.
Topside - Upper decks.
USPH - United Stated Public Health. Sets the standard for public health and quality food control on board vessels entering United States territory.
Under Way - Anchor is up, lines are let go and ready to move.
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Wake - A V-shaped wave produced by the momentum of a passing ship.
Wardroom - Officer's recreation area.
Weigh Anchor - To raise anchor in preparation for departure.
Wet Dock - Repairs made without removing the vessel from the water.
Windward - Facing into or the direction towards the wind.
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