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... cargo - boat will fly round with the bow almost stationary . 265. A SHIP HEELS OVER - At first from the sudden action of the wind upon the sails ; and she rights as she gathers away , from the increased lifting pressure of the water on ...
... cargo - boat will fly round with the bow almost stationary . 265. A SHIP HEELS OVER - At first from the sudden action of the wind upon the sails ; and she rights as she gathers away , from the increased lifting pressure of the water on ...
Page 521
... cargo shall be delivered ( the act of God , the Queen's enemies , and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas , rivers , and navigation , of whatever nature and kind soever , during the said voyage , always excepted ) in ...
... cargo shall be delivered ( the act of God , the Queen's enemies , and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas , rivers , and navigation , of whatever nature and kind soever , during the said voyage , always excepted ) in ...
Page 522
... cargo , depend on the stipulations contained in the Charter - party , and as both parties are bound by the terms of the contract they thereby enter into , care should be taken that it con- tains no provisions which are unusual , or ...
... cargo , depend on the stipulations contained in the Charter - party , and as both parties are bound by the terms of the contract they thereby enter into , care should be taken that it con- tains no provisions which are unusual , or ...
Page 523
... cargo , or the number of days usually allowed at the Port . To be valid , the custom or usage of the Port must be a legal one . If the owner or master is bound to provide ballast , he may put in heavy merchandise , provided that it ...
... cargo , or the number of days usually allowed at the Port . To be valid , the custom or usage of the Port must be a legal one . If the owner or master is bound to provide ballast , he may put in heavy merchandise , provided that it ...
Page 525
... cargo there , and on arrival the contracting party , or his agent , is unwilling or unable to furnish a cargo , the master should , on the expiration of the lay - days allowed by charter , protest against the merchant for non ...
... cargo there , and on arrival the contracting party , or his agent , is unwilling or unable to furnish a cargo , the master should , on the expiration of the lay - days allowed by charter , protest against the merchant for non ...
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Common terms and phrases
abaft anchor angle beam bearing bend bight Bills of Lading block boat bolt boom bowline bowsprit brace breadth bring cable capstan cargo casks centre chain Charter-party clewlines cringle cubic deck demurrage diameter distance Ditto downhaul dunnage fathoms feet fitted foot fore foremost gantline halyards hawser head head sails heave heel helm hitch hoist hole hook inches jib-boom keep knot lanyard lashed length let go lower luff main yard mainmast mainsail mast mast-head mizen nettles passed pendant pinnace port purchase quarter reef reeve rigging rope round round seizing rove rudder sail sail-tackle secured seizing sennit shackle sheet ship ship's shore shroud side slings slip spanker spar splice square standing starboard stay staysail stern stowed strain strop studding-sail tack tackle thimble toggle tons top-gallant topmast topsail turn upper vessel weather weight wind yard-arm
Popular passages
Page 177 - ... show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles. (d) The said green and red...
Page 230 - Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honour...
Page 254 - The friction must be continued under the blanket or over the dry clothing. Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &c., to the pit of the stomach, the arm-pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet.
Page 368 - I have found, by a strict and diligent observation, that a due observance of the duty of this day, hath ever had joined to it a blessing upon the rest of my time ; and the week, that hath been so begun, hath been blessed and prosperous to me...
Page 515 - ... (the act of God, the Queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation of whatever nature and kind soever excepted) unto , or assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods , with primage, and average accustomed.
Page 228 - Revenge, and made divers attempts, hoping to force her by the multitudes of their armed soldiers...