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 231
measure 47 feet4 inches for the first knot, which is marked by a piece offish line with one knot in it. The remaining knots at in-tervals of 47 feet 4 inches, are marked by fish line withtwo, three, and four knots, etc., etc., according to itsnumber from the stray-line mark. Each space betweenthe… … 204 YOUNG SAILOR S ASSISTANT. WJiat is the ( stray line ? The allowance made, to permit the chip to float wellclear of the eddies, etc., astern of the vessel, before mark-ing the knots. WJiat are the time glasses ? The 28 second or long glass; the 14 second or shortglass. They consist of two glass…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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