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| Deadeyes | Circular blocks in the shrouds or stays to adjust tension. |
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| Deadfreight | Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used |
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| Deadhead | (1) A floating log. (2) A useless member of the crew, a person skylarking. |
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| Deadlight | Fixed ports that do not open which are placed in the deck or cabin to admit light. |
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| Deadrise | The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0º deadrise has a flat bottom, high numbers indicate deep V shaped hulls. |
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| Deadweight | A common measure of ship carrying capacity. The number of tons (2240 lbs.) of cargo, stores and bunkers that a vessel can transport. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces "light" and the number of tons it displaces "when submerged to the 'deep load line'." A vessel's cargo capacity is less than its total deadweight tonnage. The difference in weight between a vessel when it is fully loaded and when it is empty (in general transportation terms, the net) measured by the water it displaces. This is the most common, and useful, measurement for shipping as it measures cargo capacity. |
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| Deadwood | Heavy longitudinal timbers fastened over the keelson. The timbers of the bow and stern are fastened to the deadwood. |
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| Deck | Cubierta
A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part of a ship serving as a floor. |
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| Deck Beam | A beam which supports a deck. |
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| Deck Gang | The officers and seamen comprising the deck department aboard ship. Also called deck crew, deck department, or just deck. |
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| Deck Girders | Continuous longitudinals fastened under the deck. |
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| Deck House | A small house erected upon the deck of a ship for any purpose. A low building or superstructure, such as a cabin, constructed on the top deck of a ship. |
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| Deck Log | Also called Captain's Log. A full nautical record of a ship's voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the deck officer on watch. The principal entries are: courses steered, distance run, compass variations, sea and weather conditions, ship's position, principal headlands passed, names of lookouts, and any unusual happenings such as fire, collision, etc. |
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| Deck Officer | As distinguished from engineer officer, refers to all officers who assist the master in navigating the vessel when at sea, and supervise the handling of cargo when in port. |
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| Deck Plate | A metal plate fitting on the deck that can be opened to take on fuel or water |
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