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spurling pipe
Steel pipe through which anchor cable passes and leads down to the chain locker
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duct keel
Box structure running from the forward engine room bulkhead to the collision bulkhead and are utilized to carry pipelines and cables
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ab
Able Seaman
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ais
Automatic Identification System. Electronically exchanges ship data including: ID, position, course, and speed, with other nearby ships and VTS stations
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azimuth thruster
Steerable thruster that protrudes below the vessel with the ability to rotate through nearly 360°
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azipod
Steerable thruster with electric propulsion motor installed within the pod outside the ship's hull
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bamboo ticket
Certificate of Competency obtained in Hong Kong
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belly robber
Insulting name for a Chief Steward
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bilge keel
A strake running along the ship's sides at the turn of the bilge, to reduce rolling of vessel
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binnacle
The pedestal where the magnetic compass is mounted
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