Maritime Term

Aft

Towards or at the stern of a vessel.

Related maritime terms

Able Bodied Seaman (AB)— A qualified deck rating with demonstrated competence above ordinary seaman level. Adrift— Floating free without being moored, anchored, or under command. AFFFAbbr— Aqueous Film Forming Foam — a firefighting agent used on hydrocarbon fuel fires. Aframax— A tanker category of roughly 80,000–120,000 DWT. ALARPAbbr— As Low As Reasonably Practicable — a risk reduction standard. Amidships— The central region of a vessel, equidistant between bow and stern. Anchor— A heavy metal device lowered to the seabed on chain or cable to hold a vessel in position. Anchorage— A designated or suitable area of water where vessels may anchor safely.

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