Young sailor's assistant in practical seamanship including the rules of the road; directions for resuscitating the apparently drowned, etc., etc., together with the salutes ... naval signal flags, Very's lights, and the international code of signals (1893)
Taunt, Emory H · Washington · leaf 155
handled, so that the butt will not betointed towards any of the crew. The oars being boated, the stroke oarsmen, keepingtheir seats, handle their boat-hooks, and assist in bringingthe boat to the landing. After boating the oars the fenders are thrown out. In saluting passing boats, in stopping to… … OARS ! which is given while the oars are in the water, the stroke isfinished, and the blades of the oars are feathered and raisedtogether as high as the gunwale, where they are firmly heldand trimmed (or leveled) on the stroke oars. On noaccount are the oars to be allowed to touch the water, or…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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