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Backing (of wind): Shift of wind direction in an anticlockwise manner, in time (opposite of veering)


Beach (to): To run a vessel up on a beach to prevent its sinking in deep water


Berth:
1: A sea room to be kept for safety around a vessel, rock, platform, etc...
2: The place assigned to a vessel when anchored or lying alongside a pier, etc.


Blast: A sound signal made with the whistle of the vessel


Blind sectors: Areas which cannot be scanned by the radar of the vessel because they are shielded by parts of its superstructure, masts, etc, or shore obstructions.

Boarding arrangements: All equipment, such as pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, hoist, etc., necessary for a safe transfer of the pilot

Boarding speed: The speed of a vessel adjusted to that of a pilot boat at which the pilot can safely embark / disembark


Bob-cat: A mini-caterpillar with push-blade used for the careful distribution of
loose goods in cargo holds of bulk carriers

Briefing: Concise explanatory information to crew and/or passengers