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| National Flag | The flag carried by a ship to show her nationality. |
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| Natural Gas | Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and may rise into the sky in the event of a leak. Caution should still be used as CNG can collect near the cabin ceiling, potentially causing an explosion. |
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| Nautical | Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing. |
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| Nautical Almanac | An annual publication that contains tidal information and information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. This information is used for celestial navigation. |
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| Nautical Mile | Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067 feet, 1.15 statute miles or 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile. Measurement of speed is done in knots where one knot equals one nautical mile per hour. |
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| Naval Architect | One who designs ships. |
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| Naval Architecture | The art and science of designing vessels. |
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| Navigable Water | Water of sufficient depth to allow a boat to travel through it. |
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| Navigation | The art and science of determining the position of a boat and the course needed to safely and efficiently move the boat from place to place. |
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| Navigation Bridge | The bridge used for taking observations, or directing the handling of the ship. |
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| Navigation Lights | Required lights on a boat help others determine its course, position and what it is doing. Boats underway should have a red light visible from its port bow, a green light on the starboard bow and a white light at its stern. Other lights are required for vessels under power, fishing, towing, etc. |
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| Navigation Rules | The maritime regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules. - COLREGS |
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| Navigational Aid | Any object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radiobeacons, and lighthouses. |
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| Navigator | The officer on board responsible for the navigation of the ship. |
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