DICTIONARY OF

Liburnian 200 Life-Saving Apparatus
Liburnian. Roman warship with a ram of 1st century. Name derived from the Liburnians of
Dalmatia.
Licensed Pilot. Pilot duly licensed by the pilotage authority of a port or district.
Lie. To remain in a particular place or position.
Lie Along. To heel over because of wind.
Lie Along the Land. To sail parallel to the coast.
Lie By. To remain nearly alongside another vessel.
Lien. Legal right to retain possession of another person's goods until certain claims have
been satisfied.
Lie Over. To heel over.
Lie To. To stop a ship and lie with wind nearly ahead.
Lifebelt. Buoyant belt or jacket worn to support a person when in water. Statutory
requirements are that it shall be capable of supporting 16 ½ Ib. of iron in fresh water for 24
hours.
Lifeboat Certificate. Issue by Board of Trade to a seaman who has passed an examination
proving his competence to man and handle a lifeboat of a seagoing ship.
Lifeboats. Boats compulsorily carried in a ship for preservation of crew and passengers in
the event of foundering or wreck. 2. Specially designed, self-righting, and unsinkable boat
that is maintained on coasts of maritime nations for rescue of persons from vessels wrecked
in its vicinity.
Lifeboatman. One who mans a shore-based lifeboat. 2. 'Certificated Lifeboatman.'
'Lifeboat Service.' Saving, or attempted saving, of vessels, or of life and property, on board
vessels wrecked, aground, sunk, or in danger of being wrecked, sunk, or grounded.
Lifebuoy. Specially designed portable float for throwing overboard to sustain a person in the
water until he can be taken into a boat or ship. Standard requirements are that it must be
capable of floating 32 Ib. of iron, in fresh water, for 24 hours.
Lifejacket. A jacket made buoyant by 35 oz. of kapok or other equally buoyant material, or
by being inflated by air, and constructed so that an unconscious wearer will float with his
face above water. See Buoyancy Aid.
Lifeline. Rope rigged or attached for purposes of security or rescue. 2. Line attached to a
man working overside, and attended by a man inboard. 3. Rope from head of davit to a boat
in the water and alongside, for security of men in boat during hoisting and lowering. 4. Line
stretched horizontally between mast and lift of yard when manning yards. 5. Line stretched
along deck in heavy weather. 6. Line attached to a buoy floated down to a man in the water.
Life-Saving Apparatus. Gear placed at certain positions ashore for rescue of personnel
shipwrecked in the vicinity. Includes rockets and lines, lifelines, breeches buoy, 'triangle'
(tripod), hawsers, whips, small gear, and a vehicle for transporting these to a position near to
wreck.