Coast Guard Nautical Terms with
Complete Solutions
Aft - ANSWER-Towards the rear
Aloft - ANSWER-Above the ship's uppermost solid structure, overhead or high above
Alongside - ANSWER-By the side of the pier or ship
Awash - ANSWER-So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the
service
Barracks - ANSWER-A building where military personnel live
Beam - ANSWER-Greatest athwart ships width of a vessel
Belay - ANSWER-1) to make fast or secure a line
2) to cancel an order
3) to cease
Below - ANSWER-Beneath the deck (downstairs)
Billet - ANSWER-A crew members assigned duties within the ship's organization
BMOW - ANSWER-Boatswain's mate of the watch is responsible to ensure all watches
are properly manned and in order
Bow - ANSWER-The front of the ship
Brow - ANSWER-A movable ladder or ram used for boarding a vessel from a dock
Bulkhead - ANSWER-A partition or "wall" on a vessel
Cabin - ANSWER-The commanding officer's living quarters
Centerline - ANSWER-Imaginary line running from ship's bow to stern
Check - ANSWER-to slack off slowly, to ease off a line a little
Compartment - ANSWER-Enclosed spaces or "rooms" on a vessel
Davit - ANSWER-Shipboard crane that can be swung out over the side
EOW - ANSWER-An officer in charge of the engineering department while on watch
Complete Solutions
Aft - ANSWER-Towards the rear
Aloft - ANSWER-Above the ship's uppermost solid structure, overhead or high above
Alongside - ANSWER-By the side of the pier or ship
Awash - ANSWER-So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the
service
Barracks - ANSWER-A building where military personnel live
Beam - ANSWER-Greatest athwart ships width of a vessel
Belay - ANSWER-1) to make fast or secure a line
2) to cancel an order
3) to cease
Below - ANSWER-Beneath the deck (downstairs)
Billet - ANSWER-A crew members assigned duties within the ship's organization
BMOW - ANSWER-Boatswain's mate of the watch is responsible to ensure all watches
are properly manned and in order
Bow - ANSWER-The front of the ship
Brow - ANSWER-A movable ladder or ram used for boarding a vessel from a dock
Bulkhead - ANSWER-A partition or "wall" on a vessel
Cabin - ANSWER-The commanding officer's living quarters
Centerline - ANSWER-Imaginary line running from ship's bow to stern
Check - ANSWER-to slack off slowly, to ease off a line a little
Compartment - ANSWER-Enclosed spaces or "rooms" on a vessel
Davit - ANSWER-Shipboard crane that can be swung out over the side
EOW - ANSWER-An officer in charge of the engineering department while on watch
