1052-Marine Vessel Sea Trials

Term Definition
Aft Back end of a vessel.
Amidships Middle of a vessel.
Amplitude Amount of displacement from a resting point.
Anchor Winch used to lower and raise the anchor and chain aboard the vessel.
Windlass
Blowout Occurs when the ratio of air to water around the propeller gets so high that the
propeller is no longer grabbing water, but is trying to propel itself through air (or
a relative vacuum).
Bollard Deck attachment used in tying up the vessel to a dock or other structure.
Bore The interior diameter of the cylinder.
Bow The forward end of the vessel.
Bulkwark A wall-like structure that is installed instead of piping or chains to keep
personnel and equipment from going overboard.
Cavitation The propeller tips are moving through the water at a high enough speed to lower
the vapor pressure of the water near the blade. This causes the formation of air
bubbles as the water boils away due to the lowered vapor pressure.
Chines A corner or knuckle in the hull form, continuous over a significant length of the
vessel.
Cleat Deck attachment used in tying up the vessel to a dock or other structure.
Cup When the trailing edge of the blade is formed or cast with an edge curl (away
from the boat).
Cycle One complete disturbance or shake.
Deadrise The angle at which the bottom of the hull angles upward from the keel.
Displacement The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as
a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
Displacement Type of hull with rounded and tapered sterns. Often has "Wine Glass" Profile,
Hull Verticle Bow, Deep Draft and a Large Keel.
Down rigger A trolling rig that consists of a weighted cable attached below the boat to a
fishing line, used to troll live bait at or near the floor of a body of water and
eliminating the need for a weight on the fishing line.
Draft The depth of the ship below the waterline, measured vertically to the lowest part
of the hull, propellers, or other reference point. When measured to the lowest
projecting portion of the vessel, it is called the extreme draft, when measured at
the bow it is called the forward draft, and when measured from the stern, it is
called the after draft. The average between the forward draft and the after draft
is called the mean draft, and when the vessel is fully loaded it is called the load
draft.
Drag The retarding force exerted on a moving body by a fluid medium such as air or
water.
Duty Cycle Map Average of fuel rate over customers duty cycle represents fuel consumption for
a specific marine customer.
Dynamic The propeller is placed upon an electronic balancing machine and rotated at a
Balance specified RPM. The machine will remove material and respin to confirm dynamic
balance.
Forcastle A superstructure fitted at the extreme forward end of the upper deck.
Freeboard The distance from the waterline to the upper surface of the freeboard deck at
side.
Frequency The number of vibratory motions that are heard or felt per unit of time, usually
one second. It is referred to as cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
Helm Where a vessel is steered or directed.
Hull The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructure.
Light Ship Weight of a ship with no fuel, persons, cargo, and water on board
Tonnage
Linear Vibration Movement of an object in a line back and forth.
Loaded Water The distance measured from the point where the forward edge of the bow meets
Line Length the waters surface to where the edge of the stern meets the waters surface.
This distance is measured when the vessel is loaded to its normal capacity.
Main Deck The main platform corresponding to a floor in a building. On this crew boat, the
main deck is the cargo deck.
Order The number of disturbances or shakes in one revolution of a rotating
component.
Outboard Propellers turning away from each other.
Pitch To dip bow and stern alternately.
Planning Hull Hull type that allows the vessel to rise out of the water.
Port Beam Left side of a vessel.
Propeller "prop" A machine for propelling a boat, consisting of a power-driven shaft with radiating
blades that are placed so as to thrust water in a desired direction when
spinning.
Propeller Surface air is drawn into the propeller disk.
Ventilation
Rake Angle of the blade to the hub when viewed from the side.
Roll To turn about the horizontal axis.
Semi- Hull type combines the characteristics of a displacement hull for stability and a
Displacement planing hull for higher speed. Often has a vertical bow, "Champagne Glass"
Hull profile, flat and squared stern, includes chines and may include a keel.
Skew Rotation of the propeller blade about the hub axis in relation to a line
perpendicular to the hub.
Starboard Right side of a vessel.
Beam
Static Balance The propeller is placed on a tight fitting mandrel and placed on a balance stand
and rotated. Material is removed from the heavy side until the blades are in
equal balance.
Stern Back end of a vessel.
Stroke Any of a series of movements of a piston from one end of the limit of its motion
to another.
Time to Plane The time it takes a vessel to reach planning from a dead stop.
Tip Clearance The shortest distance between the tip of the propeller and the bottom of the
vessel.
Tortional Twisting of an object as it rotates.
Vibration
Track The propeller is rotated about its axis, the blades should all follow the same line
about the shaft
Upper Deck A platform or floor above the main deck.
ver propping The propeller requires more power than the engine can give to achieve rated
rpm, resulting in engine overload when the boat is fully laden.
Vibration A rapid linear motion of a particle or of an elastic solid about an equilibrium
position.
Wide Open Operating the vessel with the throttle completely open.
Throttle "WOT"
Yaw To turn about the vertical axis.