From: Haley Smith Kingsland, Stanford University
We enjoyed a rare glimpse of undular bore clouds above the Healy during a period of spectacular weather at the beginning of our voyage. Coast Guard crew member Jeremy Gainey snapped this photo while assisting with research on the Arctic Survey Boat. (Photo by Jeremy Gainey)
After five weeks aboard the Healy, we’ll all come back ashore speaking in nautical terms and Coast Guard lingo. You may hear some of the following new words slip from our lips:
Below: Downstairs
Bulkhead: Wall
Compartment: Room
Detail: Work crew
Drills: Coast Guard training sessions (on the Healy, each Monday and Friday)
Head: Bathroom
Heave: Ship motion up and down
Helo Hangar: Helicopter space
Ladderwell: Stairs
Liberty: Time off
Mess deck: Cafeteria
Muster: Assemble
Overhead: Ceiling
Pipe: Announcement
Pitch: Ship motion with bow and stern alternating as uppermost
Port call: Time at port
Quarters: Time with the Commanding Officer for official and ceremonial functions (on the Healy, every Tuesday and Friday afternoon)
Rack: Bed bunk
Red goat: Garbage disposal for food waste
Roger that: Yes
Roll: Ship motion sideways
Secured: Closed
Stateroom: Bedroom
Scuttlebutt: Drinking fountain
Swab: Mop
Topside: Upstairs
good job