STANDING LIGHTS—Red night-lights throughout the interior of a ship. STANDING  PART—The  main  part  of  a  line,  as distinguished from its ends. STARBOARD—Direction to the right of the center line as one faces forward. STATEROOM—A living compartment for an officer or for a small number of officers. STATION—(1)  An  individual’s  place  of  duty.  (2) Position of a ship in formation. (3) Location of persons and equipment having a specific purpose, as a gun control station . (4) Order to assume a post of duty, as “Station   the special sea and anchor detail.” STAY—Any  piece  of  standing  rigging,  except  a shroud, providing support only. STEADY (STEADY SO) (STEADY AS YOU GO) (STEADY  AS  SHE  GOES)—Order  to  the helmsman to steer the ship on the course it is heading at the time the order is given. STEM—The forward vertical extension of the keel. STERN—The aftermost part of a vessel. STERN HOOK—Member of a boat’s crew whose station is aft. STERN LIGHT—White navigation light that can be seen only from astern to 6 points on either quarter (total of 12 points, or 135). STERNPOST—The after vertical extension of the keel. STERN SHEETS—The after passenger space in an open boat. STOP—A short line attached to the edge of an awning, boat cover, and so forth; used to lash the cover to a support. STOW—To store or pack articles or cargo in a space. STRAKE—Fore-and-aft strip of plating in the shell or in a deck. STRAND—(1) One of the main subdivisions of a line or wire. (2) The act of a vessel in going aground. STRINGER—(1)  A  longitudinal  frame  providing strength  to  a  ship’s  sides.  (2)  A  long  timber between piles at the edge of a pier. S T R U C T U R A L   B U L K H E A D — Tr a n s v e r s e - strength  bulkhead  that  forms  a  watertight boundary. SUPERSTRUCTURE—The ship’s structure above the main deck, exclusive of the top hamper. SWAB—The same as, but never referred to as a mop. SWAMP—The  filling  of  an  open  boat  with  water taken over the side. TACKLE—See PURCHASE. TAFFRAIL—The rail around the stern of a ship or boat. TARPAULIN—Canvas used as a cover. TAUT—Under tension. A ship noted for its high state of discipline and efficiency is known as a taut ship. TENDER—(1) One who serves as a precautionary standby,  as  the  line   tender   for  a  diver.  (2)  An auxiliary vessel that acts as a support ship for other ships, as a destroyer  tender. THREEFOLD  PURCHASE—A  tackle  containing two three-sheave blocks. THWART—Plank  set  athwartships  just  below  the gunwales  in  an  open  boat;  acts  as  a  seat  and provides support to the sides. TOPSIDE—Generally refers to weather decks. TRANSVERSE  FRAME—Structural member that extends outward from the keel and upward to the main deck. TRICE UP—To secure bunks by hauling them up and hanging them off (securing them) on their chains. TRUE BEARING—The angular difference between lines drawn from the observer to true north and to the object. TRUNK—The uppermost tip of a mast. TURNBUCKLE—Device for setting up a tension, as in a lifeline, by turning a buckle into which two eyebolts are threaded. TURN OF THE BILGE—Where the side meets the bottom. TURN IN—(1) Retire to bed. (2) Return articles to the issue room. TURN OUT—(1) Get out of bed. (2) Order out a working party or other groups, as to  turn out  the guard. AI-12