adrift aft ahoy aircraft carrier amidships anchor(n) anchor(v) anchorage ark astern ballast barge bargee bargepole barnacle barque barrage beach beam becalmed berth(n) berth(v) bilge bill of lading billow blade boat boat hook boathouse boating boatman bob bollard boom bow bridge brig bulkhead bunk buoy cabin cabin boy cabin class cabin cruiser cable canal canal boat canoe(n) canoe(v) capstan captain catamaran circumnavigate clipper coast coaster coastguard cockpit commodore companionway conning tower coracle cordage cox coxswain craft crew crossing crow's nest cruise cruise liner cruiser cruise ship cutter deck decompression chamber derrick dinghy disembark disgorge displacement dock(n) dock(v) docker dockside dockyard dory downstream draught draw drawbridge dredge dredger drift(v) drift(n) drifter driftwood drilling platform drown dry dock dugout dyke embark ensign ferry(n) ferry(v) ferryboat figurehead first mate first officer fleet flotilla fo'c'sle forecastle founder frigate frogman galleon galley gangplank gangway gondola gondolier grappling iron ground gunnel gunwale halyard harbour hatch hawser helm helmsman high tide high water high water mark hold hoot(n) hoot(v) houseboat hovercraft hulk hull hydrofoil hydroplane(n) hydroplane(v) icebreaker inboard inflatable inflow Jet Ski jetty jib junk kayak keel ketch knot kt land landing stage lane launch(v) launch(n) leeward life belt lifeboat life buoy life jacket lifeline life preserver life raft life vest lighter lighthouse lightship liner list lock lock keeper log book longshoreman low tide low water low water mark lugger mainmast mainsail maritime mast master masthead merchantman merchant navy merchant seaman minesweeper mizzen moor mooring mother ship motorboat narrow boat nautical navigable navigate navigation oakum oar oarlock oarsman oarswoman oceangoing offshore oil slick oil tanker outboard motor outrigger overboard oyster bed packet boat paddle(n) paddle(v) paddle steamer passage pelagic periscope pier pilot(n) pilot(v) pitch Plimsoll line plot ply poop deck port porthole port of call powerboat privateer promenade deck propeller prow punt(n) punt(v) purser quadrant quarterdeck quay raft rafting reef refit regatta resurface rig(v) rig(n) rigging roll(v) roll(n) roll-on roll-off ro-ro row rowboat rowing rowing boat rowlock rubber dinghy rudder sail(v) sail(n) sailboat sailing sailing boat sailing ship sailor saloon sampan schooner scull(n) scull(v) scupper(v) scupper(n) scuttle seaborne sea captain sea dog seafaring seagoing sea lane sea legs sealer seaman seamanship seaworthy sheet ship shipmate shipping shipping lane ship's chandler shipwreck shipwright shipyard side-wheeler skiff skull and crossbones slaver slipway sloop sluice smack sonar spar speedboat splice SS starboard steam steamboat steamer steamship steerage steersman stern stevedore steward stewardess stoker sub submarine(n) submarine(a) submersible sundeck supertanker swab swell swing bridge tack(n) tack(v) tender third class tiller tonnage topside towpath transport transport ship trawler trim trimaran troopship tub tug upstream vessel voyage(n) voyage(v) wake wardroom warship water waterborne waterlogged waterway weir whaler wheelhouse whirlpool windjammer windward wreck yachting