1. Seamanship: Rigging Terms / Orders
By the end of the session cadets will:
Describe the orders and terminology used in general rigging
Supports
SM17 General Rigging (Terms/Orders)
SM16 General Rigging (Tackle)
SM15 General Ropework (Heaving Line)
SM14 General Ropework (Monkey’s Fist)
SM13 Bends and Hitches
Seamanship: Rigging Terms / Orders
SCC_SM17_P_Orders

2. SM17: Rigging Terms / Order
By the end of the session cadets will:
Describe the orders and terminology used in general rigging

3. Heave
Pull on a rope or cable; a throw or cast with a rope

4. Heave
Pull on a rope or cable; a throw or cast with a rope

5. To Heave
To throw a rope or to pull on a rope or cable either by hand or power

6. To Heave
To throw a rope or to pull on a rope or cable either by hand or power

7. "Heave!"
The order to give a strong pull together

8. "Heave!"
The order to give a strong pull together

9. "Heave In!"
The order to heave in on a capstan or winch

10. "Heave In!"
The order to heave in on a capstan or winch

11. “Two, Six, Heave!"
An order to men hauling on a rope to make them heave together repeated as necessary

12. “Two, Six, Heave!"
An order to men hauling on a rope to make them heave together repeated as necessary

13. A Haul
A pull on a rope by hand

14. A Haul
A pull on a rope by hand

15. To Haul
To pull by hand

16. To Haul
To pull by hand

17. To Haul Hand over Hand
To pull a rope in quickly with alternate hands

18. To Haul Hand over Hand
To pull a rope in quickly with alternate hands

19. "Haul Taut!"
An order to take down the slack and take the strain

20. "Haul Taut!"
An order to take down the slack and take the strain

21. "Haul Away!"
An order to pull in steadily

22. "Haul Away!"
An order to pull in steadily

23. "Avast Hauling! Avast!"
The order to stop pulling

24. "Avast Hauling! Avast!"
The order to stop pulling

25. "Hold Fast!"
An order to hold a rope under strain to keep it from moving

26. "Hold Fast!"
An order to hold a rope under strain to keep it from moving

27. A Hoist
A system designed for lifting, or the load which is lifted

28. A Hoist
A system designed for lifting, or the load which is lifted

29. To Hoist
To Lift

30. To Hoist
To Lift

31. "Hoist Away!"
The order to haul away on a rope when lifting something with it

32. "Hoist Away!"
The order to haul away on a rope when lifting something with it

33. "High Enough!"
The order to stop lifting (hoisting)

34. "High Enough!"
The order to stop lifting (hoisting)

35. "Marry!"
To bring two ropes together side by side and handle them as one.

36. "Marry!"
To bring two ropes together side by side and handle them as one.

37. "Lower Away!"
The order to reduce the height, steadily

38. "Lower Away!"
The order to reduce the height, steadily

39. "Avast Lowering!"
The order to stop reducing the height

40. "Avast Lowering!"
The order to stop reducing the height

41. Handsomely!
Slowly, with care

42. Handsomely!
Slowly, with care

43. Roundly!
Smartly, rapidly

44. Roundly!
Smartly, rapidly

45. "Walk Back!"
An order to ease a rope back or out while keeping it in hand

46. "Walk Back!"
An order to ease a rope back or out while keeping it in hand

47. "Light To!"
The order to fleet a rope back along the deck to provide slack for belaying it

48. "Light To!"
The order to fleet a rope back along the deck to provide slack for belaying it

49. To Veer
To pay or ease out a cable or hawser from the cable holder or capstan; or to allow a cable to run out by its own weight or strain.

50. To Veer
To pay or ease out a cable or hawser from the cable holder or capstan; or to allow a cable to run out by its own weight or strain.

51. "Check Away!"
The order to ease a rope steadily by hand while keeping under strain

52. "Check Away!"
The order to ease a rope steadily by hand while keeping under strain

53. To Snub
Suddenly to restrain a rope or cable when it is running out. This may cause damage to a rope or cable and should be avoided if possible

54. To Snub
Suddenly to restrain a rope or cable when it is running out. This may cause damage to a rope or cable and should be avoided if possible

55. To Surge
To allow a hawser to ease out by its own weight or by the strain on the outboard end. A hawser slipping round the barrel of a capstan or winch

56. To Surge
To allow a hawser to ease out by its own weight or by the strain on the outboard end. A hawser slipping round the barrel of a capstan or winch

57. To Render
A rope is said to render when it surges under strain round a bollard, cleat or staghorn

58. To Render
A rope is said to render when it surges under strain round a bollard, cleat or staghorn

59. "Well!" or "Enough!"
Orders to stop heaving, veering, hauling, lowering, checking etc. `Enough' is usually applied only to hoisting and lowering and is preceded by High or Low, respectively

60. "Well!" or "Enough!"
Orders to stop heaving, veering, hauling, lowering, checking etc. `Enough' is usually applied only to hoisting and lowering and is preceded by High or Low, respectively

61. To Back Up
To haul on the hauling part of a rope when passed round a bollard or similar fitting so that you assist the bollard to hold it.

62. To Back Up
To haul on the hauling part of a rope when passed round a bollard or similar fitting so that you assist the bollard to hold it.

63. "Down Slack!"
The order to take up the slack in a rope

64. "Down Slack!"
The order to take up the slack in a rope

65. Riding Turns
When the turns on a bollard or capstan drum overlap. This stops the rope running freely

66. Riding Turns
When the turns on a bollard or capstan drum overlap. This stops the rope running freely

67. Optional crib cards and jigsaw are available if you need a little more practice