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)
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aratus, the most successful ofwhich is Sir William Thomsons. What is a drift lead? k. lead used when lying at anchor, blowing fresh, or infoggy weather. The lead rests on the bottom and the lineis made fast on deck, with a man stationed there to tend it,who must look out for the change of tide,… … 202 YOUNG SAILOR S ASSISTANT. THE LOG. WJiat is the log? The apparatus, used for obtaining the velocity, or speedof a vessel through the water. What does the log consist of? The log line and reel, log chip, the long-time glass of28 seconds, and the short-time glass of 14 seconds.What is the log…
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