DICTIONARY OF

Parallel of Position_____ _247 Particular Charges
Parallel of Position. Name sometimes given to a 'Circle of Equal Altitude'.
Parallel Ruler. Rulers used for drawing and transferring courses and bearings on a chart
always moving with their edges parallel.
Parallel Sailing. The sailing of a vessel along a parallel of latitude. Course will be East or
West true. Difference of longitude will be distance run, in miles x Secant of Latitude.
Parallel Sphere. Terrestrial sphere as it appears to an observer at the Poles. All heavenly
bodies appear to move parallel to horizon.
Paranthelion. Mock sun occasionally seen at same altitude as Sun but more than 90° away
from it in azimuth.
Paraselene. Mock moon occasionally seen 22°-25° away from Moon in azimuth.
Paravane. Torpedo-shaped body with transverse and inclined plate. Towed from stern or
bows of ship as a protection against moored mines.
Parbuckle. Simple two-power purchase made by securing bight of a rope and pulling
upwards on the two ends. Any object of circular section can be laid in bights of loops, and
will roll over as it is lifted. To parbuckle is to lift with a parbuckle.
Parcel. To wrap canvas, hessian, etc., tightly around the lay of the splicing in a rope
preparatory to serving. Put on in direction of lay. 2. Separated part, of cargo, which is all of
one nature, or is for one consignee, or for one port.
Parcelling. Material used for parcelling a rope.
Parclose. Limber hole of a ship.
Parhelion. Mock sun frequently observable in high latitudes. One is to be seen at 22° away
from either side of true Sun, and is surrounded by halo or halos.
Parliament Heel. List deliberately put on a ship for careening purposes.
Parrel. Rope or collar by which the jaws of a gaff or yard confine a mast.
Parrel Trucks. Large wooden balls threaded on a rope parrel to prevent parrel gripping
mast when hoisting or lowering.
Parson's Turbine. Reaction turbine in which rings of blades on rotors are increased in size
along path of steam, so allowing for expansion of steam.
Part. To separate, or to break, a rope or cable.
Part Brass Rags. R.N. term signifying to break a friendship.
Partial Awning Deck Type. Describes vessels having continuous deck and side plating
from amidships to forecastle.
Particular Average. Indemnity due from a particular person or persons to make good a
particular maritime loss against which insurance has been effected.
Particular Average Loss. Maritime loss that is indemnified by particular average.
Particular Charges. Expenditure incurred in averting a particular average loss; salvage and
General Average charges being excepted.