DICTIONARY OF

Foy Boat 145 Free of Damage
Foy Boat. Used in Tyne and other N.E. coast ports. About 15 ft. long, 4 ft. 6 in. beam. Pulls
two oars and has a lugsail. Attended mooring of ships.
Fracto. Term used in meteorology. Means 'broken'.
Fracto Nimbus. Small and irregular pieces of nimbus cloud, generally known as 'Scud'.
Frame. Steel or iron member that extends vertically from outer end of floor to outer end of
beam.
Frame Spacing. Fore and aft distances between successive frames.
Frame Timbers. Parts that make up a wooden frame.
Framing. System of frames, floors and intercostals to which outside plating of a ship is
attached.
Franchise. In marine insurance is the maximum amount, usually 3 per cent. if insured value,
that cannot be claimed under a policy when a loss is incurred.
Frap. To bind tightly by passing a rope around and heaving it y taut. 2. To close the seams
of a leaking wooden vessel by passing ; ropes under bottom and hauling them taut on deck,
or across the deck.
Frazil. Small, cake-shaped pieces of ice floating down rivers. Name is given, also, to
newly-formed ice sheet off coast of Labrador.
Free. Said of a vessel under sail when she has wind abaft the beam. 2. Legally, used as
indicating that no responsibility attaches to a named party in specified circumstances.
Free Alongside Ship. Stipulation that no charge or responsibility falls on ship or owner of
cargo until goods for shipment are alongside ship in which they are to be loaded.
Freeboard. Height that outboard edge of deck is above water-level. Specifically, distance
that statutory deck line is above water-level.
Freeboard Certificate. Load line certificate, issued by an assigning authority acting on
behalf of Government, stating the statutory freeboards of a vessel in specified areas and
seasons.
Free In and Out. Stipulation that carrying vessel is not to bear any expense incidental to
loading and discharging.
Freeing Port. Opening in bulwarks, allowing water shipped on deck to flow overside.
Freeing Scuttle. Non-return flap that allows water to drain from deck to sea, but prevents
sea entering.
Free of Address. Stipulation that specified charges shall not be made against a ship at port
to which she is bound.
Free of Average. Inserted in policy of insurance to relieve insurers of liability for payment
of specified losses.
Free of Capture and Seizure. Included in a policy of insurance to relieve insurers of
liability for loss sustained by attack, capture or seizure made by a belligerent or enemy.
Free of Damage Absolutely. Inserted in policy of insurance to relieve insurers of liability
for damage incurred. Policy would cover total loss, general average charges, salvage
charges, three-fourths of 'Running Down' charges.