Nautical Terms

• Describe a location unambiguously using bow, stern, fore, aft and amidships rather than relying on a vessel's shape or the listener's viewpoint.
• Use port and starboard as fixed vessel sides and keep vessel navigation lights separate from regional lateral buoyage colours.
• Relate hull dimensions and underwater appendages to clearance, loading and pilotage decisions without treating draught as a complete safety margin.

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