hawsepipe
Mooring line passage
A hawsepipe is the metal tube in a ship's bow through which the anchor chain passes.
The term appears most often in the phrase come up through the hawsepipe, meaning to rise from deckhand to officer through practical experience rather than maritime academy training—entering the profession at its lowest point and working upward.
Vessel's ground tackle linkage
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- linkPoint of connection
- studUpright wall framing
- shackleMetal limb restraint
swivel · windlass · capstan · gypsy · wildcat · bitter end · kedge · bower
Ship's manual laborer
- able seamanCertified deck crew rank
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- matePartner or companion
- captainOne who commands
promotion · experience · working up · sea time · merchant marine · enlisted · officer · seamanship
anchor chain
Vessel's ground tackle linkage
shackle · swivel · windlass · capstan · gypsy · wildcat · bitter end · kedge · bower · sheet anchor
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
- able seamanCertified deck crew rank
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- matePartner or companion
captain · promotion · experience · working up · sea time · merchant marine · enlisted · officer · seamanship · practical knowledge
bow
Respectful forward inclination
- forecastleForward upper deck section
- foc'sleShip's forward crew area
- foredeckShip's forward deck area
stem · bulwark · chafe · fairlead · chock · mooring · docking · berthing · warping · spring line
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
diameter · steel · iron · bell · liner · bushing · collar · fitting · opening · aperture