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Helmsmanship
| Морской словарь |
The art and skill of steering a ship.
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Hemiola, английский
[1] a speedy, oar-propelled doublebanked pirate ship of the hellenistic era. for combat, the mast with its single sail and part of the upper bank of oars was removed and stored on deck, clearing space for a boarding party to assemble. mediterranean pirates found this one-and-a-half decker the perfect commerce raider because it could maintain fighting trim while under sail. [2] a musical rhythm developed independently in both europe and africa (from the greek hemiolios, meaning “one and a half ”).
Helm orders, английский
On a tiller-controlled boat, putting the helm to port turns the rudder to starboard which also swings the bow to starboard. on a vessel with a wheel-driven steering mechanism, the reverse is true, but for many decades tiller commands were used for both types of rudder-control. hence, confusingly, the command “port your helm” then meant turning the wheel to starboard, which resulted in turning the rudder to starboard and swinging the bow to starboard. at an international conference in london in 1928, it was determined that helm orders were to indicate the direction in which the ship’s head was to be turned, regardless of the steering mechanism. british practice tends to retain the traditional “port” and “starboard,” while americans tend to use the revised “left” and “right.” whenever a helm order is given, the helm repeats the order back to the conn verbatim. this assures the conning officer that the order was heard and understood correctly (e.g., conn orders: “right standard rudder, steady course 260.” to which helm replies: “right standard rudder, steady course 260, aye”).
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