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The order that is given prior to abandoning ship.
The highest state of readiness in a warship. Ordered when action with the enemy is imminent, requiring all hands closed up.
An inflatable, covered raft, used in the event of a vessel being abandoned. Usually stored in fiberglass containers which are designed to automatically open and deploy if the ship sinks.
Cleaning stations followed by Captain's rounds. A cake, or a case of beer, may be awarded to the cleanest mess on the ship.
1. Shipboard lifeboat, kept on board a vessel and used to take crew and passengers to safety in the event of the ship being abandoned. (see Liferaft) 2. Rescue lifeboat, usually launched from shore, used to rescue people from the water or from vessels in difficulty.
The general alarm is a signal used on board ship in times of emergency, such as fire, flood, man-overboard, action stations, etc.
The process of feeding the ship's company very quickly while at action stations.
All stations is Australian slang for an Alsatian dog.
The USCG operated four "LORAN" stations in SE Asia
two in Vietnam and two in Thailand. These stations were part of the chain of stations across the Pacific Ocean. "LORAN" operated in two modes
A pipe peculiar to the Canadian navy, usually made to alert off-watch members of the ship's company that there is something unusual to be seen from the upper deck. The term originated in HMCS Labrador, the icebreaker/arctic patrol ship, during her first voyage through the North-west Passage in 1954. The pipe was made to the crew so they would not miss the sight of polar bears, walruses and icebergs close at hand.
Loading a baggage car with mail and parcels according to a prearranged plan to facilitate rapid unloading at various stations along the line
 Also: shotti. (SHOT-gun, SHOT-ee), n., The front right passenger seat. “I called shotgun so I could pick the radio stations.â€Â [Etym., Old west, stagecoach movies]
Markings on Ship's ladders which indicate one way traffic in the event of Action Stations.
A marine VHF radio frequency used for shipping and maritime purposes, to call up ships and shore stations, and as an international distress frequency.
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The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
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Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.
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A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
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A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.
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A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.
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A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
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A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.
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A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay.
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Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.
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