HEAD -Atoilet or lavatory area.
KEEL - 1. The centerline of a boat hull bottom running
fore and aft, 2. The backbone of a vessel.
HEADING-Thedirectionthatavesselisgoingwithrefer-
ence to true, magnetic, or compass north.
KNOT- 1.Amaritime unit of speed equal to one nautical
mileperhour(6076feet). 2.Atermforhitchesandbends.
HEADWAY-The forward motion of a vessel through the
water.
LANYARD -Ashort line made fast to an object to secure
it.
HEAVE TO - To bring a vessel up in a position where it
will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow LATITUDE-Themeasureofangulardistanceindegrees,
into the wind. minutes, and seconds, north or south of the equator.
HEAVYWEATHER - Stormy weather with high seas and LAZARETTE - Storage compartment in the deck at the
strong winds.
stern.
HEEL - To tip to one side.
LEADLINE-Aweightedlineusedtotakedepthmeasure-
ments.
HELM-Thewheelortillerthatmanuallycontrolstheboat’s
steering system.
LEE - The direction opposite that of the wind.
LEEWARD -Away from the wind.
HELMSMAN - The individual steering the vessel.
HIGHS -Acenter of pressure surrounded by lower pres- LIST -Avessel that inclines to port or starboard.
sure on all sides. Caused by a mass of cooler, sinking,
drier air. This raises the area ground level air pressure LORAN - Long Range Navigation. An electronic system
and provides clear skies.
wherebyanavigatorcandeterminepositionregardlessof
weather.
HULL - The main body of a boat.
LONGITUDINAL-Runninglengthwise.
INBOARD - 1. From either the port or starboard side of a
boat toward the fore-and-aft centerline of a boat. 2. The LOWS - A region of low atmospheric pressure. Hurri-
dock side of a moored boat. canesareextremelyconcentratedlowpressuresystems.
INLAND RULES - Nautical “Rules-of-the-Road” that ap- LUBBER LINE -Amark or line on the compass parallel to
ply in U.S. lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. the keel indicating forward.
INTERNATIONALRULES-Nautical“Rules-of-the-Road” MAST - A spar that is set upright to support lighting, rig-
that are in effect by international agreement to the high ging, or sails.
seas.
MOORING - An arrangement for securing a boat to a
ISOBARS - Lines of equal air pressure that connect all mooring buoy or pier.
the local points on a weather map. These lines are usu-
ally closed and define high or low pressure air masses.
NAVIGATION LIGHTS - A set of red and green or white
lights which must be shown by all vessels between dusk
ISOTHERMS - Isotherms are lines that are similar to Iso- anddawn.
bars except that Isotherms connect all the points that
are of equal temperature.
OVERHEAD -Aceiling or roof of a vessel.
JETSAM-Refusethatsinkswhendischargedoverboard. OVERBOARD - Over the side of the boat.
KEDGE(S)-Oneormoreanchorssetoutfromagrounded OUTBOARD-1.Fromthefore-and-aftcenterlineofaboat
vessel, usually astern, to 1) keep it from being driven fur- toward both the port and starboard sides. 2. The sea-
ther aground and 2) to aid in refloating.
wardsideofamooredboat. 3. Anenginethatismounted
externally onto the transom of a boat.
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