Maritime terms starting with P

9 terms

1. Pallet A small portable platform for holding material for storage or transportation.
2. Passenger Vessels Are defined as vessels used primarily for the transportation of persons; commercial vessels transporting property in addition to transporting passengers…
3. Peep Light A small, low intensity, (normally blue) light mounted on the jack staff used by the pilot for tow alignment at night.
4. Pelican Hooks Hinged hook generally on the end of a ratchet located on front of barge and connected to a caval which allows chain linked lines to be locked into mooring…
5. Person See Persons
6. Pike Pole A long pole, with a hook on one end, used for pulling in a line or object that is out or reach. Sometimes marked and used for measuring water depth.
7. Piling A single pole or group of poles placed together at the edge of the water in order to tie tows, barges or boats at the waters edge.
8. Port An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks. Also called port-a-cath.
9. Propulsion Fuel The fuel used in the propulsion engines of a vessel.