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 394
If thestarboard cable is on top, she mustswing to starboard to clear hawse \ if the port cable is o itop, she must swing to port to clear.What is an elbow in the hawse ?Having a cross, if a vessel swingsthe wrong way (that is, the sameway she did before), and performsa full circle from a clear…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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