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| Entry | The shape of the fore-body of a ship as it thrusts through the sea. A vessel with a slim bow is said to have a fine entry. |
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| EPIRB | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An emergency device that uses a radio signal to alert satellites or passing airplanes to a vessel's position. |
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| Equator | An imaginary line around the center of the earth at 0° of latitude. |
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| Equinoctial | The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p.m. (local time) at every place on earth. |
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| Estimated Position | A position based on estimations of a boat's position using estimated speed, currents, and the last known position/fix - of the boat. |
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| ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
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| ETD | Estimated time of departure |
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| Even Keel | When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, upright without any list to either side, it is said to be floating on an even keel. |
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| Eye | A loop or hole which is spliced or tied on the end of a line |
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| Eye of the Wind | Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings. |
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| Eye Splice | A permanent loop spliced in the end of a line, sometimes around a thimble. |
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| Eyebolts | Metal bolts with an eye in the end. |
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