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Dead slow ahead; Standby; Stop; Finished with main engines; Dead slow astern; Slow astern; Half astern; Full astern; Emergency astern (1940–present) Any orders could also be accompanied by an RPM order, giving the precise engine speed desired. Many modern ships have the following dial indications: Full ahead navigation (on notice to increase ...
Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ship. [22] Yardarm: an end of a yard spar below a sail.
A run around right end. In gridiron football, an end run is a running play in which the player carrying the ball tries to avoid being tackled by running outside the end (or flank) of the offensive line. [1] It is distinct from a dive, which is a run "up the middle", or an off-tackle run, which is a run through the inside gap created by the ...
Flank speed is an American nautical term referring to a ship's true maximum speed but it is not equivalent to the term full speed ahead.Usually, flank speed is reserved for situations in which a ship finds itself in imminent danger, such as coming under attack by aircraft or torpedoes.
In one instance in February, a father died while jumping off a boat, with his wife and three young children on board. According to Dennis, the wife “unfortunately recorded” her husband’s death.
A LAG is a method of inverse multiplexing over multiple Ethernet links, thereby increasing bandwidth and providing redundancy. It is defined by the IEEE 802.1AX-2008 standard, which states, "Link Aggregation allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link Aggregation Group, such that a MAC client can treat the Link Aggregation Group as if it were a single link."
A typical runway safety area, marked in brown color. A runway safety area (RSA) or runway end safety area (RESA, if at the end of the runway) is defined as "the surface surrounding the runway prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an undershoot, [1] overshoot, or excursion from the runway."
Standing Nato Maritime Group One (SNMG1), made up of five warships, was visiting the Hampshire port before heading to take part in further drills as part of Exercise Steadfast Defender.