The Boat Book of the United States NavyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - 258 páginas |
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Página 44
... checked . ( 2 ) It may also happen that , by careful management , a boat may be made to avoid the sea , so that each wave may break ahead of her , which may be the only chance of safety in a 44 THE BOAT BOOK . Towing.
... checked . ( 2 ) It may also happen that , by careful management , a boat may be made to avoid the sea , so that each wave may break ahead of her , which may be the only chance of safety in a 44 THE BOAT BOOK . Towing.
Página 45
... breaking or curling over . ( b ) Against a head gale and a heavy surf , get all possible speed on a boat on the ... break , forces on- ward the rear end of the boat . A boat in this position will some- times , aided by careful oar ...
... breaking or curling over . ( b ) Against a head gale and a heavy surf , get all possible speed on a boat on the ... break , forces on- ward the rear end of the boat . A boat in this position will some- times , aided by careful oar ...
Página 46
... break the force of the sea immediately astern of the boat . ( 5 ) Heavy weights should be kept out of the extreme ends of a boat , but when rowing before a heavy sea , the best trim is deepest by the stern , which prevents the stern ...
... break the force of the sea immediately astern of the boat . ( 5 ) Heavy weights should be kept out of the extreme ends of a boat , but when rowing before a heavy sea , the best trim is deepest by the stern , which prevents the stern ...
Página 47
... break ahead of her . ( b ) If the sea be very heavy , or if the boat be small , and especially if she have a square stern , bring her bow around to seaward and back her in , rowing ahead against each heavy surf , sufficiently to allow ...
... break ahead of her . ( b ) If the sea be very heavy , or if the boat be small , and especially if she have a square stern , bring her bow around to seaward and back her in , rowing ahead against each heavy surf , sufficiently to allow ...
Página 77
... breaking sea is seen bearing down upon her she should be luffed up to meet it , and kept away again as soon as it has passed . If she loses way she becomes helpless at once . It is dangerous to be caught by a heavy sea on the beam ; and ...
... breaking sea is seen bearing down upon her she should be luffed up to meet it , and kept away again as soon as it has passed . If she loses way she becomes helpless at once . It is dangerous to be caught by a heavy sea on the beam ; and ...
Términos y frases comunes
ahead alongside anchor answering pennant belay blades blasts boat hooks boat officer boat's brake band buoy carburetor carry command commission pennant compass course pennant coxswain crew cylinder deck displayed division duty emergency pennant engine flag hoist flag officer flotilla fore fore-and-aft foremast foresail forward furl Furl sail gangway gasoline gunwale gybing Haul aft headway inboard indicated jib sheets keep landing letter lifeboat lower luff main boom mainsail mainsheet mast national ensign naval Navy necessary number and date numeral flags oars office reference number pass pennant signals port power boats procedure sign pulling ready receiving ship reef repeat rowlocks rudder salute semaphore ship's shore side signal or dispatch signifies slack Speed pennant squadron stand starboard steam vessel steam whistle stern stroke surf tack line tend throat halyards thwartmen thwarts tiller towing transmitting ship trimmed weather wigwag wind yardarm
Pasajes populares
Página 98 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Página 99 - When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other vessels or from the shore the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, namely: In the daytime: First.
Página 97 - When steam vessels are moved from their docks or berths, and other boats are liable to pass from any direction toward them, they shall give the same signal as in the case of vessels meeting at a bend, but immediately after clearing the berths so as to be fully in sight they shall be governed by the steering and sailing rules.
Página 98 - In obeying and construing these rules, due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Página 96 - When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Página 97 - Where by any of these rules one of two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed.
Página 97 - When two steam vessels are crossing, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Página 97 - When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are proceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steam vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel.
Página 94 - ART. 10. A vessel which is being overtaken by another shall show from her stern to such last-mentioned vessel a white light or a flare-up light. The white light required to be shown by this article may be fixed and carried in a lantern, but in such case the lantern shall be so constructed, fitted, and screened that it shall throw an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of...
Página 95 - A vessel which is closehauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled on the starboard tack.