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C & F	Cost and Freight
C & I	Cost and Insurance
C.I.F.	Cost, Insurance and Freight: Export term in which the price quoted by the exporter includes the costs of ocean transportation to the port of destination and insurance coverage.
C/S	call sign
cabin	An enclosed compartment in a ship; used as shelter or living quarters.
Cabin	A room inside a boat.
CABIN	A compartment for passengers or crew.
CABIN	A compartment for passengers or crew.
cabin	A room inside a boat.
Cabin:	A compartment for passengers or crew members.
Cable	A nautical measurement. A cable equals one tenth of a nautical mile
CABLE SHIP	A specially constructed ship for the laying and repairing of telegraph and telephone cables across channels, seas, lakes, and oceans.
Cable:	Nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.). For practical purposes a value of 200 yards is commonly used.
Cabot:	The name given to a sailboat with one sail.
CABOTAGE	The carriage of goods or passengers for remuneration taken on at one point and discharged at another point within the territory of the same country.
CABOTAGE POLICIES	Reservation of a country's coastal (domestic) shipping for its own flag vessels.
CAD	computer assisted design
Calm Sea	condition characterized by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beverage.
Calving:	Breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg.
Camber	The curvature of an object such as a sail, keel or deck. Usually used when referring to an objects aerodynamic or hydrodynamic properties.
Camel:	Hollow vessel of iron, steel or wood, that is filled with water and sunk under a vessel. When water is pumped out, the buoyancy of camel lifts ship. Usually employed in pairs. Very valuable aid to salvage operations. At one time were usual means of lifting a vessel over a bar or sandbank. Were used in Rotterdam in 1690.
Can	a kind of navigation buoy
Can buoy	A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light. Green buoys should be kept on the left side when returning from a larger body of water to a smaller one.
Can Hooks:	Two flat hooks running freely on a wire or chain sling. Hooks are put under chime of casks, weight is taken on chain sling or wire. Weight of lift prevents unhooking.
Canal:	Is defined as a artificial waterway. Also known as a Cut.
Canalisation:	A waterway that has had locks or weirs fitted to regulate the flow The River Severn and Avon are good examples of this. Also known as River Navigation.
cant frames	Angled frames in the extreme forward or aft ends of a ship which form the sharp ends of the vessel's hull.
Canvas	Tightly woven cloth used for sails, covers and biminis. Typically made from cotton, hemp or linen. Modern sails are made out of synthetic materials generally known as sailcloth.
CAORF	Computer-Assisted Operations Research Facility: A MarAd R&D facility located at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York.
CAP	Condition Assesment Programme Survey
CAPSIZE	To turn over.
Capstan	A rotating drum used to haul heavy lines and chains. Similar to a winch, but mounted vertically.
Captain	Master of a ship or pilot-in-command of an aircraft, commanding officer of a warship, or an operator of any other vessel
Captain:	Rank in R.N. between Commander and Commodore. In Merchant Navy is a courtesy title for a Master Mariner in command of a ship.
Cardinal points	The points of North, South, East and West as marked on a compass rose.
Careen:	To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. Formerly done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling. Still done with small craft.
CARGO HANDLING	The act of loading and discharging a cargo ship.
CARGO PLAN	A plan giving the quantities and description of the various grades carried in the ship's cargo tanks, after the loading is completed.
CARGO PREFERENCE	Reserving a portion of a nation's imports and exports to national-flag vessels.
CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT	A law enacted in 1936 covering the transportation of merchandise by sea to or from ports of the United States and in foreign trades.
CARRIERS	Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also used to refer to the vessels.
Carry on:	To continue sailing under the same canvas despite the worsening of the wind.
Carrying Plank	Stretcher for moving wounded men down hatches.
CAST OFF	To let go.
cast off	To detach mooring lines, as when leaving a dock.
Catamaran	A twin hulled vessel, with hulls side by side.
Catamaran	A twin-hulled boat. Catamaran sailboats are known for their ability to plane and are faster than single-hulled boats (monohulls) in some conditions.
Catboat	a one sail sailboat
Catching up Rope:	Light rope secured to a buoy to hold vessel while stronger moorings are attached.
Catenary:	Originally, length of chain put in middle of a tow rope to damp sudden stresses. Now applied to any weight put in a hawser for same purpose. 2). Curve formed by chain hanging from two fixed points.
Cathead	timbers jutting from the side of the ship above the hausehole. Used to help support the anchor.
Cat's Skin:	Light, warm wind on surface of sea.
CATUG	Short for Catamaran Tug. A rigid catamaran tug connected to a barge. When joined together, they form and look like a single hull of sa ship; oceangoing integrated tug-barge vessels.
CATWALK	A raised bridge running fore and aft from the midship, and also called "walkway". It affords safe passage over the pipelines and other deck obstructions.
Caulking	Material used to seal the seams in a wooden vessel, making it watertight.
CBI	computer-based information
CBT	computer-based training
CCC	Commodity Credit Corporation.
CCC	Carrier container council
CCF	Capital Construction Fund: A tax benefit for operators of U.S.-built, U.S.-flag ships in the U.S. foreign,
CCP	Contolable Pitch Propeller
CCS	China Classification Society
CD	compact disc
CD Rom	compact disc read-only memory
CDS	Construction Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U.S. shipyards building U.S.-flag ships to offset high construction costs in American shipyards.
Celestial navigation	A method of using the stars, sun and moon to determine one’s position. Position is determined by measuring the apparent altitude of one of these objects above the horizon using a sextant and recording the times of these sightings with an accurate clock. That information is then used with tables in the Nautical Almanac to determine one’s position.
CEN	European Committee for Standardisation
CENELEC	European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
Center line	The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat.
Center plates	Metal fittings on the side of the boat
Centerboard	a fin shaped, often removable, board that extends from the bottom of the boat as a keel
Centre-line:	An imaginary line which runs down the middle of the ship from the bow to the stern.
centrifugal	A pump that uses centrifugal force for pumping liquids. (Also, moving or tending to move away from a center.)
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY	A document specifying the nation registry of the vessel.
CES	coast earth station
CES	coast earth station Maritime name for an Inmarsat shore-based (CES) station linking ship earth stations with terrestrial communications networks.
CESMA	Confederation of European Union Shipmasters Associations
CG	coast guard
Chafe	damage to a line caused by rubbing against another object
CHAFING GEAR	Tubing or cloth wrapping used to protect a line from chafing on a rough surface.
chain locker	A compartment in the lower part of a ship for stowing an anchor chain.
Chain plates:	Are the metal plates bolted to the boat which standing rigging is attached to.
Chains	Metal straps or chains bolted to the ship's side to which the standing rigging to support masts is attached.
Chain-Wale	Flat plates jutting out from ships's side to give the chains more leverage. Usually just referred to as the 'chains'.
chandler	A retail dealer in supplies and equipment.
Channel	A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are similar to roads where the water is known to be deep enough for ships or boats to sail without running aground.
CHART	A map for use by navigators.
Chart table	A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.
CHARTER PARTY	A contractual agreement between a ship owner and a cargo owner, usually arranged by a broker, whereby a ship is chartered (hired) either for one voyage or a period of time.
CHARTER RATES	The tariff applied for chartering tonnage in a particular trade.
CHARTERER	The person to whom is given the use of the whole of the carrying capacity of a ship for the transportation of cargo or passengers to a stated port for a specified time.
Check:	To ease a rope a little, and then belay it.
Checking:	Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.
CHIEF ENGINEER	The senior engineer officer responsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler plant on board ship.
CHIEF MATE	The officer in the deck department next in rank to the master; second in command of a ship.
CHIEF STEWARD	Orders food. Prepares menus. Assists chief cook in food preparation.
CHINE	The intersection of the bottom and sides of a flat or v-bottomed boat.
Chine	The location where the deck joins the hull of the boat.
CHOCK	A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe.
Chop	Small, steep disorderly waves.
chord	The principal horizontal member in a rigid framework. In Great Lakes shipbuilding, a heavy horizontal metal strap fastened around a hull at the level of the upper deck, supporting a framework of arches and cross bracing.
Chow	Food.
Chuch:	Name sometimes given to a fairlead.
Chute	An opening in the deck near the bow from which the spinnaker is hoisted. Spinnakers are also often referred to as chutes.
Cill	This is akin to a doorstep, at the foot of a upper lock gate/s. Some times referred to as the Sill.
CIRM	Centre Internazionale Radio-Medico
CIRM	International radio maritime committee
CIT	Chartered Institute of Transport
Class	Category in classification register
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY	Worldwide experienced and reputable societies. which undertake to arrange inspections and advise on the hull and machinery of a ship.
Claw ring	A 'C'-shaped fitting which can be slipped over the boom, for example, when the sail has been roller reefed to allow the boom vang to be reattached
CLC	International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
CLEAN SHIP	Refers to tankers which have their cargo tanks free of traces of dark persistent oils which remain after carrying crudes and heavy fuel oils.
Cleat	A fitting to which a line may be attached easily.
Clew	the lower aft corner of a sail
Clew:	The term for the lower aft corner of a sail (See also Clough).
clipper	A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed.
Clock Calm:	Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.
Close Aboard:	Close alongside, Very near.
Close hauled	a point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind as possible
Close Reach	Sailing with sheets eased and the wind forward of the beam (sails out 1/4).
close-hauled	The point of sail with the bow of the boat as close as possible to the wind.
Clough:	An alternative term used in the north of the UK for paddles pronounced as 'clow' or sometimes 'clew'.
CLOVE HITCH	A knot for temporarily fastening a line to a spar or piling.
COA	contract of affreightment
coaming	A rim placed on a roof or around a hatch, deck or bulkhead opening to stop water from entering.
COASTWISE	Domestic shipping routes along a single coast.
Cockbill, cockabill	Not level, crooked.
COCKPIT	An opening in the deck from which the boat is handled.
CODE OF LINER CONDUCT (UNCTAD)	A convention drafted under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development which provides that all shipping traffic between two foreign countries is to be regulated as far as the quantities of shipments are concerned
Coffee grinder	A large and powerful sheet winch
COG	Coarse Over Ground
COIL	To lay a line down in circular turns.
Colimation:	Correct alignment of the optical parts of an instrument.
COLLIER	Vessel used for transporting coal.
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM	Electronic system commonly used to prevent collisions in inland navigable waterways.
Colreg	International Convention on Collision Regulations,IMO
COLREG	Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
COMBI	Combination passenger/cargo vessel; a vessel specifically designed to carry both containers and conventional cargoes.
combination pump	A dual-purpose steam engine that conducted multiple tasks such as pumping water and hoisting.
Come about	To bring the boat from one tack to another when sailing into the wind
Coming	About Bringing the boat from one tack to the other when sailing into the wind.
COMMON CARRIER	Holds himself out for hire to the general public. Must post rates and cannot discriminate against customers whose cargo he is equipped to carry.
Companionway	Covered stairway between decks.
Compartment boats:	Engineless boats which can be pulled or pushed in trains.
Compass	A magnetic instrument used to measure direction
Compass course	The course as read on a compass. The compass course has added the magnetic deviation and the magnetic variation to the true course.
Compass rose	A circle on a chart indicating the direction of geographic north and sometimes also magnetic north. Charts usually have more that one compass rose. In that case the compass rose nearest to the object being plotted should be used as the geographic directions and magnetic variations may change slightly in different places on the chart.
COMPLEMENT	The number of officers and crew employed upon a vessel for its safe navigation and operation.
Conclusion stage	A period during a SAR incident when SAR facilities return to their regular location and prepare for another mission
CONFERENCE	An affiliation of shipowners operating over the same route(s) who agree to charge uniform rates and other terms of carriage.
Confluence:	The junction of Rivers or streams.
Conn Station	usually on the bridge, from which a ship is controlled; the act of so controlling.
CONSIGNEE	The person to whom cargo is consigned as stated on the bills of lading.
CONSIGNOR	The person named in the bill of lading as the one from whom the goods have been received for shipment.
consort	An unpowered Great Lakes cargo vessel, usually a schooner-barge, towed by a steam barge or a steamer. The consort system began in the 1860s on the Great Lakes and persisted to around 1920.
CONTAINER	A van, flatrack, open top trailer or other similar trailer body on or into which cargo is loaded and transported without chassis aboard ocean vessels.; a large rectangular or square container/box of a strong structure that can withstand continuous rough h
CONTAINER SHIP	A ship constructed in such a way that she can easily stack containers near and on top of each other as well as on deck. A vessel designed to carry standard intermodal containers enabling efficient loading, unloading, and transport to and from the vessel.
CONTRACT OF AFFREIGHTMENT (COA)	A service contract under which a ship owner agrees to transport a specified quantity of fuel products or specialty products, at a specified rate per ton, between designated loading and discharge ports. This type contract differs from a spot or consecutive
COOK AND BAKER (CHIEF COOK)	Cooks and bakes.
coordinated universal time	A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. Time measured in coordinated universal time, labeled with the term zulu. It is used so that people around the world can communicate about time without regard to individual time zones.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)	The international time standard. It is the current term for what was commonly referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock, therefore, afternoon hours such as 4 p.m. UTC are expressed as 16:00 UTC (sixteen hours, zero minutes). Since a day is 24 hours long, the world may be split into 15 degree wide longitudinal bands (360 degrees/24 hours). Each band represents one hour. As an example, Huntsville Alabama is located at approximately 90 degrees west longitude, hence, local time lags UTC time by 6 hours (90/15, assuming Central Standard Time, 5 hours in Central Daylight Time). So, if the universal time is 14:30 UTC, United States Central Standard Time would be 8:30 am CST. <http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/utc.html>
Coping	The top row or course of masonry or brickwork usually sloping in a wall.
Cospas-Sarsat System	A satellite system designed to detect distress beacons transmitting on the frequencies 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz
CoSWP	Code of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
Course	Lowest and largest sail on each mast. Called "Fore Course" or "Main Course," depending upon the mast the sail is on.
Course	The direction in which a boat is traveling or intends to travel.
Cover	(1) To protect; (2) A shelter; (3) Headgear, and the act of donning the same.
covering board	The outermost plank of the upper deck, running beneath the base of the bulwark and covering the frametops and the ends of the deck beams.
COW	crude oil washing
CPI	Consumer Price Index.
CQR anchor	Also called a plow anchor. Short for coastal quick release anchor. An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape.
Crack on:	To carry sail to full limit of strength of masts, yards, and tackles.
Craft	Any air or sea-surface vehicle or submersible of any kind or size
Crank	Said of a vessel with small stability, whether due to build or to stowage of cargo.
Creep	To search for a sunken object by towing a grapnel along bottom.
CREW	The personnel engaged on board ship, excluding the master and officers and the passengers on passenger ships.
Crew	One or more people who aid in the operation of a boat.
CREW LIST	list prepared by the master of a ship showing the full names, nationality, passport or discharge book number, rank and age of every officer and crew member engaged on board that ship. This serves as one of the essential ship's documents which is always re
Crimp:	Person who decoys a seaman from his ship and gains money by robbing and, or, forcing him on board another vessel in want of men.
cross bracing	Iron or steel straps fastened diagonally across a ship's frames to make a rigid framework.
CROSS-TRADES	Foreign to foreign trade carried by ships from a nation other than the two trading nations.
Crosstrees	Attach point for topmast and t'gallantmast.
crow's nest	A small, sheltered platform close to the top of a ship's mast, used by the lookout.
CRS	coast radio station
CRUDE OIL WASHING	A technique of cleaning tanks in oil tankers.
Cruise:	Voyage made in varying directions. To sail in various directions for pleasure, in search, or for exercise.
cruising guides	Books that describe features of particular sailing areas, such as hazards, anchorages, etc.
CS	creeping line search
CSC	creeping line search/ co-ordinated
CSP	commence search point Point, normally specified by the SMC/ where (CSP) a SAR facility is to begin its search pattern.
CSS	Code of Shipmanagement Standards
CTU	cargo transport unit
CUDDY	A small shelter cabin in a boat.
CUDDY	A small shelter cabin in a boat.
Culage:	Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs.
Current	The movement of water, due to tides, river movement and circular currents caused by the motion of the earth.
CURRENT	The horizontal movement of water.
CURRENT	The horizontal movement of water.
Current	Tidal flow that carries a boat away from its desire destination, or towards a hazard.
Customary Dispatch:	Usual and accustomed speed.
Cut:	The same as Canal, however it usually refers to a short canal that has being cut from the ground.
Cutter	A single massed fore-and-aft sailing boat having an inner staysail and an outer jib
cutter	A sailboat with one mast and a mainsail and two headsails.
CW	continuous wave
Cyclone	The generic term for a tropical weather system, including tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.