Maritime Glossary 5 - OHM

Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre: Land-based authority responsible

for promoting efficient organization of maritime search and rescue and for

co-ordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search

and rescue region

To assemble crew, passengers or both in a special place for purposes of

checking

List of crew, passengers and all on board and their functions in a distress or drill

(abbr. NUC) A vessel which through exceptional circumstances is unable

to manoeuvre as required by the COLREGs

An object such as a wreck, net, etc., which blocks a fairway, route, etc.

When the transmissions of a radio station etc., have broken down, been

switched off or suspended

Not in charted position

Oil skimming from the surface of the water

Ready for immediate use

Naval firing practice