![]() ![]() Most Maritime Regulations (SOLAS, MARPOL etc.) apply to ships based on their Gross Tonnage. The tonnage is calculated by a complex formula that is not within this article’s scope. This includes the Engine Room and other non- cargo spaces as well. Gross Tonnage is the volume of all enclosed spaces on a ship. Some ship terms and definitions, though commonly famous in day-to-day life, are often misused on ships. (Image Credits: Hydraulic Watertight Door closing arrangement A remote indication of the status (open / close) of watertight doors is required by regulations. Most of the doors on car carrier vessels and Ro-Ro decks are watertight. Watertight doors are located below deck level and are designed to open and close upwards or sidewards (usually by automatic means). On the other hand, watertight doors are designed to prevent water ingress from both sides, thereby ensuring that the watertight integrity of the neighbouring compartment of the ship is not lost. These doors are designed to open outwards, thereby ensuring a positive pressure should a draught of water act on them. Most of the doors on deck/accommodation on tanker ships are weathertight doors. Their main use is to prevent the ingress of green seas into the space of the ship they are designed to protect. This generally includes a small head of water. ![]() They are designed to prevent the ingress of water from outside to inside. Weathertight Doors are primarily located above the waterline of the vessel. ![]() The key difference between these two doors on ships is the location of their siting. These ship terms might not be very famous among people outside the industry but are well known among maritime professionals. Fairleads, Chocks, Bitts, Bollards, Bilge And Dolphins For more, visit the We Are the Mighty site. With a team of military veterans and civilian military supporters, WATM features premium original and curated video programming of all genres as well as photography, stories, quizzes, lists and much more. We Are The Mighty (WATM) is dedicated to serving the military community with authentic entertainment and original content. Marines may expand PSYOPS with new job specialty This will change the way you watch 'Top Gun' Here's the Tom Cruise classic 'Top Gun' in under 3 minutes He was the editor of for nine years before joining We Are The Mighty as editor-in-chief in September of 2014. Ward is a retired Naval Aviator, novelist, and military commentator. “The Funky Chicken” is what aviators call the involuntary movements that happen during G-LOC. “G-induced loss of consciousness.” (Not good when at the controls of a fighter traveling at high speed at low altitude.) (“Weezer, you got me?” “Roger, Weezer is visual.”) Wingman (or other friendly) in sight (as opposed to “tally,” which means enemy in sight). (“Man, I came into the break and was vaping like a big dog.”) The condensation cloud created when an airplane pulls a lot of Gs. Usually used around the tanker pattern, an indication that the radar is or isn’t transmitting. (“Gypsy, Texaco is at your one o’clock for three miles, level,” or “Gypsy, your signal is Texaco.”) (“Nuke is tally two bandits, four o’clock low.”)Įither a label for the tanker or direction to go to the tanker. (“Rooster has an SA-6 spike at three o’clock.”)Įnemy in sight (as opposed to “visual,” which means friendly in sight). Um, not that “spike.” The real “spiked” is an indication of a missile threat on the radar warning receiver. Radar warning gear without indication of a missile threat. (“Devil 201 is on station as fragged.”)Ī pilot who’s an easy kill in a dogfight. (“Gucci is on the bug.”)Īn indication that the airplane is loaded weapons-wise according to the mission order. (“Diamondback, your signal is buster to mother.”)Įxit a dogfight rapidly. (“I had that bitch firewalled, and I still couldn’t get away from that SAM ring.”)ĭirection to go as fast as possible. Push the throttles to their forward limit. (“Delta 10 on your recovery time” means the jet is now scheduled to land 10 minutes later.) (“Lobo is bingo fuel,” or “Ghostrider, your signal is bingo.”)Ĭhange to a later time, either minutes or hours depending on the context. Low fuel status or direction to head for the divert field. If a piece of gear is inop it is “bent.” (“Giantkiller, be advised my radar is bent.”) (“Angels 3” is 3,000 feet.)Īltitude in hundreds of feet. er, here you go:Īltitude in thousand of feet. ![]()
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