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Anti Collision Rules Any Ships Belonging To Any Nationality Will Follow at Sea

This document defines key nautical terms related to ship navigation, positioning, and movement. It describes parts of a ship like the navigating bridge, stem, and port and starboard sides. It also defines navigation aids, anchoring locations, directions, and measurements of depth, tide, speed, and current. Key concepts covered include bearings, buoys, draft, fathoms, types of vessels in relation to right of way, compass roses, soundings, headings, courses, fixes, and international regulations for collision avoidance at sea.

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Anti Collision Rules Any Ships Belonging To Any Nationality Will Follow at Sea

This document defines key nautical terms related to ship navigation, positioning, and movement. It describes parts of a ship like the navigating bridge, stem, and port and starboard sides. It also defines navigation aids, anchoring locations, directions, and measurements of depth, tide, speed, and current. Key concepts covered include bearings, buoys, draft, fathoms, types of vessels in relation to right of way, compass roses, soundings, headings, courses, fixes, and international regulations for collision avoidance at sea.

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ABEAM – At right angles to the navigating bridge of a ship

AFT – Toward the stem of the ship


ABAFT – Between abeam and astern
AHEAD – In a forward direction
ASTERN – In back (stern)
PORT – the left of the ship
STARBOARD – The right side of the ship
AGROUND – touching or stuck
AIDS TO NAVIGATION – Artificial objects to supplement natural landmarks
ANCHORAGE – a place suitable for anchoring
BEARING – The direction of an object relative to the heading of the ship
BUOY – an anchored float used for marking position on the water
DRAFT – the depth of water
FATHOM – six feet
GIVE-WAY VESSEL –a term used to describe vessel which must yield meeting
STAND ON VESSEL – a term used to describe vessel which NOT must yield meeting
TIDE – periodic rise and fall
A COMPASS ROSE – finding direction on the chart and also plotting a ship’s course
SOUNDING – a measurement of the depth of water
HEADING (HDG) – The direction in which the ship is pointing
SPEED (S) – speed of ship through water. Always measured in knots
CURRENT – water motion
SET – direction of current flowing
DRIFT – the speed of current
COURSE – direction in which a vessel is steered
FIX – ships position, plotted on the chart by celestial
COURSE – is the intended horizontal direction of travel measured
COLREGS (Collision Regulations at sea) – is to cover, by international convention,
anti collision rules any ships belonging to any nationality will follow at sea
ROR – Rules of the Road

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