🛡️Maritime Security

Measures protecting ships and ports from threats.

🌍Maritime Trade

The exchange of goods transported by sea.

🎋Mast

A tall vertical pole supporting sails or equipment.

🆘Mayday

An international distress signal used by ships in danger.

🪢Mooring

Securing a ship to a fixed point with ropes or chains.

🗺️Nautical Chart

A map of coastal waters and features used for navigation.

📏Nautical Mile

A unit of distance equal to 1,852 meters used at sea.

🧭Navigation

The science of planning and following a route at sea.

🌉Pier

A raised platform extending into the water for ships to moor.

🏴‍☠️Piracy

Robbery or violence committed at sea against ships.

➖Plimsoll Line

A mark on a hull indicating the maximum safe loading depth.

🏗️Port

A facility where ships load and unload cargo or passengers.

🏛️Port Authority

An organization managing a port's operations and infrastructure.

🅿️Port Side

The left side of a ship when facing forward.

🔍Port State Control

Inspection of foreign ships in national ports for compliance.

⚔️Privateer

A privately owned ship authorized to attack enemy vessels.

🌀Propeller

A rotating device that propels a ship through water.

🛡️Protection and Indemnity

Insurance covering liability for crew and third parties.

🧱Quay

A stone or concrete platform alongside water for ships.

🎏Rudder

A hinged plate used to steer a ship.

⛵Sail

A fabric sheet that catches wind to propel a vessel.

🚁Salvage

Rescuing a ship or its cargo from danger at sea.

🌊Sea State

A description of the roughness of the sea surface.

🚁Search and Rescue

Operations to find and assist people in distress at sea.

✅Seaworthiness

The condition of a ship being fit for sea voyage.

🚢Ship

A large vessel used for transporting goods or people by sea.

🛤️Shipping Lane

A regularly used route for ships at sea.

🏭Shipyard

A facility where ships are built and repaired.

🆘SOS

A Morse code distress signal used at sea.

⭐Starboard

The right side of a ship when facing forward.