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  2. Marine construction - Wikipedia

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    Marine construction is the process of building structures in or adjacent to large bodies of water, usually the sea. These structures can be built for a variety of purposes, including transportation, energy production, and recreation. Marine construction can involve the use of a variety of building materials, predominantly steel and concrete ...

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    1. A location in a port or harbor used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea. 2. A safe margin of distance to be kept by a vessel from another vessel or from an obstruction, hence the phrase "to give a wide berth". [28] 3. A bed or sleeping accommodation on a boat or ship. 4. A job or position of employment on a boat or ship.

  4. Hull speed - Wikipedia

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    Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-trough dimension (height) increases as well. When hull speed is exceeded, a vessel in displacement mode ...

  5. Boat building - Wikipedia

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    Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull , with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other service systems as the craft requires.

  6. Tugboat - Wikipedia

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    A riverman's lexicon : in Lehman's terms. Florissant, MO: J.R. Simpson & Associates. ISBN 978-0-9841503-0-4. Nautical terminology specific to towboating on inland waterways. Farrell, Paul (2016). Tugboats Illustrated History, Technology, Seamanship. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06931-0. A gorgeously detailed guide to the ...

  7. Chip log - Wikipedia

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    Over time, log construction standardized. The shape is a quarter circle , or quadrant with a radius of 5 inches (130 mm) or 6 inches (150 mm), [ 1 ] and 0.5 inches (13 mm) thick. [ 1 ] The log-line attaches to the board with a bridle of three lines that connect to the vertex and to the two ends of the quadrant's arc.

  8. Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Another important ship type was the galley, which was constructed with both sails and oars. The first extant treatise on shipbuilding was written c. 1436 by Michael of Rhodes, [58] a man who began his career as an oarsman on a Venetian galley in 1401 and worked his way up into officer positions. He wrote and illustrated a book that contains a ...

  9. Seamanship - Wikipedia

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    Personnel at sea are required to undertake fire fighting training at shore based training establishments. [23] It is a statutory requirement and considered good seamanship to regularly practice (drill) these skills when at sea. [23] Other emergency skills include the Man overboard rescue turn.