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When made by a fishing vessel on fishing grounds it means - I am handling nets.
See also: Signals.
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Spar at the head of the fore and aft sails.
The usual method of boarding a berthed ship. Allows the gang (workers) on board.
Start, move, etc.
The term used for running aground. The vessel has caught its hull on the sand/mud/debris below the surface.
Glass Reinforced Plastic - popularly known as fibreglass.
Men with handspikes used to physically move guns for aiming.
Warrant officers' and Midshipmens' living quarters.
Upper edge of a boat's side.