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masting and rigging [4]click to hear

Masting: masts, yards, ropes and other movable sailing equipment that support and manipulate the rigging.
masting and rigging [4] davit lifeboat bulwark

davit click to hear

Skid hanging over the edge of the ship that supports a boat and is used to lower and raise it.

lifeboat click to hear

Boat for transporting passengers and crew in the event of shipwreck.

bulwark click to hear

Part of the hull above deck level that protects against waves and serves as a parapet.