*Adrift 1. Afloat and unattached in any way to the shore or seabed, but not under way. *Aft 1. The portion of the vessel behind the middle area of the vessel *Ahead Forward of the bow *Aground Resting on or touching the ground or bottom (usually involuntarily) *Alongside By the side of a ship or pier *Amidships The middle section of a vessel with reference to the athwart ships plane, as distinguished from port or starboard ("Put your rudder amidships *Astern 1. Toward the stern (rear) of a vessel *Ballast Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a vessel to provide stability. *Bank A large area of elevated sea floor *Barge 1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal, and coastal transport of heavy goods *Beam The width of a vessel at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the midpoint of its length *Bilge 1. The space between the bottom hull planking and the ceiling of the hold. *Board 1. To step onto, climb onto, or otherwise enter a vessel *Bottom 1. The underside of a vessel; the portion of a vessel that is always underwater *Bridge A structure above the weather deck, extending the full width of the vessel, which houses a command center, itself called by association, the bridge *Bulkhead An upright wall within the hull of a ship, particularly a watertight, load-bearing wall *Bunker A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine *Cabin An enclosed room on a deck or flat *Capsize When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. *Dead ahead Exactly ahead, *Debunk The process of removing fuel from a vessel *Decks The top of the boat; the surface is removed to accommodate the seating area *Dock 1. In American usage, a fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port, *Foul. A ship′s bottom is foul when it is overgrown with marine life such as barnacles. *Galley 1. Galley, the kitchen of a ship. *Ground The bed of the sea. *Grounding When a ship (while afloat) touches the bed of the sea *Head 1. The forward most or uppermost portion of the ship. Helm A ship's steering mechanism *Keel The central structural basis of the hull. *Jack 1. A sailor *Knot A unit of speed: 1 nautical mile (1.8520 km; 1.1508 mi) per hour. *Mast A vertical pole on a ship which supports sails or rigging. *Master 1. The captain of a commercial vessel. *Moor 3. To secure a vessel with a cable or anchor. *Overboard Off or outside a vessel *Pitch A vessel's motion, rotating about the beam/transverse axis, causing the fore and aft ends to rise and fall repetitively. *Poop deck A high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship. *Port The left side of the boat *Reefer 1. A shipboard refrigerator. *Roll A vessel's motion rotating from side to side, about the fore-aft/longitudinal axis. *Stem 1. The extension of keel at the forward end of a ship. *Stern The rear part of a ship *Tail The loose end of a rope that has been secured to a winch *Underway A vessel that is moving under control *Vessel Any craft designed for transportation on water *Watch A period of time during which a part of the crew is on duty *Steering Wheel The usual steering device on larger vessels *Wing An extension on the side of a vessel *Yaw A vessel's rotational motion about the vertical axis,