Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

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starboard

port

stern

inboard

outboard

bow

Nautical Directions

Get ready!

1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

1 What are some of the main parts of a ship?

2 What do the terms “topside” and “below” mean?

Reading

2. Read the training hand book excerpt. Then, mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).

1 __ Something that is astern is directly in front of the ship.

2__ Topside refers to areas on the main deck.

3 __ If you are standing on board and facing the bow, the port side is on your left.

Vocabulary

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.

bow            forward                 stern           aft              inboard

       outboard                starboard               port            topside

1The ____________ is the front of the ship.

2 ___________ describes something that is near the ship’s center line.

3 _______________ describes an area that is on deck or above water level.

4 Something that is _________________ is near the stern, or the rear part of the hip.

5 The _________________ side is on your left when you are standing on the ship facing the bow.

6 The _______________ side is on your right when you are standing on the ship facing the bow.

7 The __________________ is the back of the ship.

8Something that is __________________ is away from the center line of the ship.

9 If something is __________________, it is toward the front of a ship.

4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose the sentence that uses the underlined part correctly.

1     A The outer part of the ship near the hull is inboard.

       B If something moves below. It goes to a lower deck of a ship.

2     A If something moves abaft, is goes closer to the stern of a ship.

       B Aft refers to the area near the bow.

3     A If something is astern, it is behind the ship.

       B Starboard refers to the front of the boat.

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