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To miss stays is to fail in the attempt to go about; [4] if the vessel fails to go about, she is said to refuse stays. [3] In stays, or hove in stays, is the situation of a vessel when she is staying, or in the act of going about. [4] A vessel in bad trim, or lubberly-handled, is sure to be slack or loose in the stays: she may refuse stays ...
Definition and use A.C., [1] administrative case [2] N/A: English A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator. Normally, such cases are internal disciplinary matters—court cases criminal and civil can be ...
1. That part of the ocean lying more than a few hundred nautical mile s from shore, and thus beyond the outer boundary of green water. 2. More generally, the open ocean or deep sea. blue-water navy 1. A navy capable of sustained operations in the open ocean, beyond a few hundred nautical miles from shore. 2.
Also ship's magazine. The ammunition storage area aboard a warship. magnetic bearing An absolute bearing using magnetic north. magnetic north The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time. maiden voyage The first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to maintain ...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Industriyang Maritima [4] [5]), known by the acronym MARINA (Tagalog:), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation responsible for integrating the development, promotion and regulation of the maritime industry in the Philippines.
Glossary of nautical terms may refer to: Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) This page was last edited on 21 December 2024 ...
Thus, while the Civil Code seeks to govern all aspects of private law in the Philippines, a Republic Act such as Republic Act No. 9048 would concern itself with a more limited field, as in that case, the correction of entries in the civil registry. Still, the amendment of Philippine legal codes is accomplished through the passage of Republic Acts.
The sail on the forestay is then referred to as the staysail or stays'l. A forestay might be made from stainless steel wire on a modern yacht, solid stainless steel rod, carbon rod, or ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (such as Spectra or Dyneema) on a high-performance racing boat, and galvanised wire or natural fibers on an older cutter ...