DICTIONARY OF

Particular Lien_______ _248_____ ______Pay Down
Particular Lien. Legal claim upon certain property for money expended in connection with
the property.
Parting Strop. Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that
strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain. 2. Special strop used for holding
cable while parting it.
Partners. Fore and aft stiffeners on underside of deck to strengthen it in way of piercings of
deck for masts, capstan spindle, etc.
Passage. Narrow channel 2. Conveyance by ship.
Passage Boat. Boat that conveys goods and passengers.
Passage Broker. Person who is licensed by Government to sell or let steerage passages from
U.K. to places outside Europe and Mediterranean Sea. Is required to give a bond to
Government, and may employ agents approved by Emigration Officer.
Passage Money. Money paid for conveyance by ship.
Passage Winds. Trade winds, especially the 'Westerlies'.
Passenger. Any person other than Master, owner, owner's family or owner's servants, who is
carried in a ship. Used sarcastically to denote a member of crew who does not pull his
weight.
Passenger Ship. Vessel carrying fare-paying passengers.
Passenger Steamer. In British law, is a steamer carrying more than 12 passengers.
Passe Volant. A 'Quaker' or dummy gun. 2. A movable gun.
Passing Ship. Said of a vessel going in a direction opposite to that of one's own ship.
Patache. French name for a small sailing vessel used as a tender.
Patent Log. Former name for a towed log. Cherub Log.
Path. That direction and route that a cyclonic depression may be expected to take.
Path Indicator. Instrument that indicates amount and direction of departure of ship's head
from a set course.
Paul. Until fairly recently was the common spelling of Tawl.
Paunch Mat. Protective mat made by entwining strands of rope so that a thick mat with
close-laid surface results.
Pavo. 'Peacock.' Southern constellation between Fomalhaut and Antares. Has one
navigational star.
Pawl. Short, pivoted bar, with shaped toe, that trails over a toothed rack while machine is in
motion. Pawl drops behind tooth of rack, by gravity or operation of a spring, and prevents
reverse movement when moving power ceases.
Pawl Bitt. Vertical timber opposite middle of windlass. Carries pawl engaging in ratchet
wheel on barrel.
Pawl Post. 'Pawl Bitt.'
Pawl Rack. A well-secured series of standing stops against which a pawl can take.
Pawl Rim. Toothed wheel surrounding barrel of windlass, and in which a pawl engages.
Pay. To cover the caulking of a seam with pitch or marine glue.
Pay Away. To pay out a rope more quickly.
Pay Down. To pass a cable or hawser below deck.