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| Word |
Description |
| hard chine |
An abrupt intersection between the hull side and the hull bottom of a boat so constructed. |
| hatch |
An opening in a boat's deck fitted with a watertight cover. |
| HDOP |
Horizontal Dilution of Precision. Similar to GDOP, except elevation factors are ignored. |
| head |
A marine toilet. Also the upper corner of a triangular sail. |
| heading |
The horizontal direction in which a ship actually points or heads at any instant, expressed in angular units from a reference direction, usually from 000° at the reference direction clockwise through 359°. (see True Heading and Magnetic Heading). |
| heading-to-steer |
The difference between the bearing to destination (from present position) and track-made-good, applied to the bearing to the destination. |
| headway |
The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway. |
| helm |
The wheel or tiller controlling the rudder. |
| helmsperson |
The person who steers the boat. |
| hitch |
A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope. |
| hold |
A compartment below deck in a large vessel, used solely for carrying cargo. |
| horizontal dilution of precision |
(HDOP) Similar to GDOP, except elevation factors are ignored. |
| hull |
The main body of a vessel. |
