Maritime Glossary

Machinery, systems, alarms, watchkeeping and maintenance vocabulary.

Mooring, anchoring, cargo gear, deck maintenance and seamanship terms.

Charts, ECDIS, COLREGs, passage planning, lights, marks and bridge terms.

Fire, enclosed spaces, permits, drills, PPE, risk assessment and emergencies.

Bulk, tanker, container, LNG, ballast, loading, discharge and stability terms.

Berthing, pilotage, customs, stevedores, clearance and terminal operations.

IMO, SOLAS, MARPOL, ISM, ISPS, MLC, PSC and flag-state terms.

CoC, CDC, STCW, logbooks, certificates, plans and statutory records.

Common maritime abbreviations used in shipboard and office communication.

Officer, rating, department, watch, command and company role definitions.

Hull, deck, bridge, engine-room, tanks, spaces and structural terminology.

Valves, pumps, bearings, seals, filters, coolers, sensors and instruments.

Swell, wind, visibility, Beaufort scale, routing and heavy-weather terms.

GMDSS, VHF, distress calls, reports, logs and standard marine phrases.

Laytime, demurrage, fixture, voyage charter, time charter and freight terms.

Muster, abandon ship, man overboard, SAR, distress signals and response words.