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Monday, July 26, 2010

Sea-faring Lingo

Just in case you wanted to know. :)
I'll add more as I think of them.

Window = Port hole
Kitchen = Galley
Dining Room = Mess hall
Bedroom = Stateroom
Sleeping quarters = Hotel
Captain's control center = Bridge
Storage = Hold
Janitor = Steward
Dishwasher/Food Prep/MessHall attendants = Stewards
Floors (1st floor, 2nd floor, etc) = Decks
Moving forwards = Ahead
Moving backwards = Astern
Front of boat = Bow
Back of boat = Stern
Right side of boat (like the passengers side of the car) = Starboard side
Left side of boat = Port side

Drill string = pipeline from boat to seafloor via which the instruments, drill bit,etc transit between the boat and the seafloor
Rig up = put all the instruments on the drill string to measure the borehole
Rig down = take them all off
POOH = pull out of hole

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