Index to Volume Seven - The People - Dock Family Trees - Glossary . . .

Course - The direction in which a vessel is being steered, usually given in degrees. [043]

Coxswain - The helmsman or crew member in command of a boat. [043]

Davy Jones' Locker - An idiom for the bottom of the sea. [043]

Deck hand or decky - A person whose job involves aiding the deck supervisor in (un)mooring, anchoring, maintenance, and general evolutions on deck. [043]

Depth of hold - The height from the lowest part of the hull inside the ship, at its midpoint, to the ceiling that is made up of the uppermost full length deck. For old warships it is to the ceiling that is made up of the lowermost full length deck. [043]

Derrick - A lifting device composed of one mast or pole and a boom or jib which is hinged freely at the bottom. [043]

Doldrums or equatorial calms - The equatorial trough, with special reference to the light and variable nature of the winds. [043]

Dolphin - A structure consisting of a number of piles driven into the seabed or riverbed as a marker. [043]

Drydock - A narrow basin or vessel used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. [043]

Figurehead - A symbolic image at the head of a traditional sailing ship or early steamer. [043]

First mate - The second-in-command of a commercial ship. [043]

Freeboard - The height of a ship's hull (excluding superstructure) above the waterline. The vertical distance from the current waterline to the lowest point on the highest continuous watertight deck. This usually varies from one part to another. [043]

Galley - The kitchen of a ship. [043]