- the
practice of
depth sounding. The
chains provided a
platform for a '
leadsman', the
sailor ****igned to
swing the
sounding line, or 'lead' into the water...
- plummet, it is
still called a "lead".
Leads were swung, or cast, by a
leadsman,
usually standing in the
chains of a ship, up
against the shrouds. Measuring...
- pilot's license.
Piloting also gave him his pen name from "mark twain", the
leadsman's cry for a
measured river depth of two
fathoms (12 feet),
which was safe...
- used in
navigation to
measure water depth; the line
attached to a lead.
leadsman A
sailor who
takes soundings with a lead,
measuring the
depth of the water...
-
Nakhoda (sea captain) Raja Juru mudi (helmsman)
Bendahara Juru batu ('
leadsman')
Temenggung Malim (pilot) Imam
Tukang kanan (petty
officer in
charge of...
-
while Birkenhead was
travelling at a
speed of 8
knots (15 km/h), the
leadsman made
soundings of 12
fathoms (22 m).
Before he
could take
another sounding...
-
burnt one. As
Racer maneuvered toward the
other one
along the s**** the
leadsman called out
depths ranging from six to
eight fathoms. When he
called out...
-
Butler in Pool (uncredited) Reap the Wild Wind (1942) -
Southern Cross Leadsman (uncredited) Spy
Smasher (1942) - Sub-Valve
Sailor [Chs. 3-4] (uncredited)...
-
broke over her. She
survived the
night and next
morning the
chief mate,
leadsman, and all but
seven of the crew took to her longboat. They
rigged a storm...
-
bridge constructions linking several villages around, and was
always a
leadsman. He
loved to parti****te also in
meetings aimed at
developing the Fantswam...
