DICTIONARY OF

Sea Lion 298 Sea-Risks
Sea Lion. Name given to a seal found in Pacific Ocean. Male is about 12 ft. long, weighs
about half a ton, and has golden-brown hair.
Seam. Joining of edges of canvas, or other fabric, made by stitching. 2. Longitudinal
meeting of edges of planks, strakes, or plates.
Seaman. Generally, one who follows the sea as a profession. This meaning is often limited.
Merchant Shipping Acts define him as any person serving in a ship, other than the Master. In
the Royal Navy, is a man who works on deck. 2. A merman.
Seamanlike. In a manner, or fashion, befitting a seaman.
Seaman's Disgrace. 'Sailor's Disgrace.'
Seamanship. The professiona 1 skill of a seaman. The art of working, managing, and
handling a vessel, in a seaway, in a seaman-like manner.
Seamark. Erection, in shoal water, elevated above sea level to act as a beacon, navigational
aid or warning.
Sea Mew. 'Sea Gull.'
Sea Mile/Nautical Mile. Distance equivalent to length of one minute of latitude at the
position concerned. Varies between, approximately, 6045 ft. at Equator and 6081 ft. at Poles.
Standardised, for log purposes, as 6080 ft.
Seaming Palm. Sailmaker's palm used when sewing seams. Indentations in iron are smaller
than those in roping palm, and it has no leather thumb guard. ;
Seaming Twine. Flax twine, 2-ply, used for sewing canvas. Supplied ' in hanks up to 1 Ib.,
which equals one mile of twine.
Sea Otter. Fur-bearing animal of Behring Straits and Kamchatka.
Sea Parrot. Seaman's name for the puffin.
Sea Pass. Duly attested document given to a neutral vessel, during f war, by a belligerent
power. Exempts her from search or seizure ' by vessels of that power.
Sea-Pie. Seaman's dish made with alternate layers of pastry and meat; usually two of meat
and three of pastry.
Sea Plats.* Old name for charts,
Sea Rate. Average gaining or losing rate of a particular chronometer while at sea.
Searcher. Customs officer who searches a vessel for undeclared goods or stores.
Search(ing) Note. Document given to Master by Customs officer, when ship has been
searched for unentered goods.
Sea Reach. Length of a river between its discharge into the sea and its first bend inland.
Sea Reeve.* Former official who kept watch on seaward borders of estate of a lord of the
manor. He took charge of wrecks, and prevented smuggling.
Sea-Risks. Special risks, incidental to a sea voyage, that may affect persons or goods.