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Term	Definition
Peak	The upper corner of a four sided sail or outer end of the gaff.

Pedestal	Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.

Peggy	Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.

Pelorus	A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.

Pendant	The line by which a boat is connected to a mooring buoy; a short rope hanging from a spar having at its free end a spliced thimble or a block. Sometimes called "Pennant".

Pennant	A small tapering flag, which can be used for identification or communication.