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- jackstaff
- a short staff at the bow of the ship for flying flag; is is usually erected at top of the stem
- Jacobs ladder
- ladder made of rope with wooden rungs eg pilot ladder which is used over the ships side for embarkation and disembarkation of pilots
- jetsam
- goods which have sunk or washed ashore after being jettisoned by a vessel in peril
- jettison
- deliberate act of throwing goods or fittings overboard in an effort to preserve the ship in peril
- jib
- 1. the lifting arm of a crane; its lower end is pivoted and its upper end has a pulley for lifting heavy goods; also known as derrick; 2. a triangular fore and aft sail in front of the foremast
- jig
- a device for holding a piece of work in position and guiding the tools that are working on it; may be used when drilling welding etc.
- Joule
- the unit for energy or work and is equivalent to a force of one Newton acting on a mass through a distance of one metre in the direction of the force ie 1 J = 1 Nm
- journal
- 1. log book for recording daily events; 2. that part of a shaft which rotates in a bearing
- jumbo derrick
- a derrick designed for lifting heavier loads
- jump ship
- to absent oneself from a ship; the said crew then becomes an illegal immigrant in the country without proper document
- junction box
- enclosure for joining electrical cables
- junk
- large Chinese sailing ship made of wood
