The highest rating deck crew who is the supervisor of deck hands and is under the direction of the master or mate.
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FREEBOARD DECK
Deck to which freeboard is measured
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GYRO ERROR
The error in the reading of the gyrocompass, expressed in degrees east or west to indicate the direction in which the axis of the compass is offset from true north.
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GYRO REPEATER
A device which displays at a different location the indications of the master gyrocompass.
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GRID MAGNETIC ANGLE
Angular difference in direction between grid north and magnetic north. It is measured east or west from grid north. Grid magnetic angle is sometimes called GRID VARIATION or GRIVATION.
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GRID TRACK
The direction of the track relative to grid north
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GROUND LOG
A device for determining the course and speed over the ground in shallow water consisting of a lead or weight attached to a line. The lead is thrown overboard and allowed to rest on the bottom. The course over ground is indicated by the direction the line tends and the speed by the amount of line paid out in a unit of time.
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GYROCOMPASS
A compass having one or more gyroscopes as the directive element, and which is northseeking. Its operation depends upon four natural phenomena, namely gyroscopic inertia, gyroscopic precession, the earth's rotation, and gravity. When such a compass controls remote indicators, called GYRO REPEATERS, it is called a master gyrocompass.
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HELIOCENTRIC PARALLAX
The difference in the apparent direction or positions of a celestial body outside the solar system, as observed from the earth and sun. Also called STELLAR PARALLAX, ANNUAL PARALLAX
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AXIAL-LOAD BEARING
A bearing in which the load acts in the direction of the axis of rotation.
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TWEEN DECK
The space between any two adjacent decks
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