23.5 Ship Command

True ship command consists in giving all verbal orders. As you speak, your
executive officer confirms the order and translates it into specific commands
to the crew. These are words you speak. SAY them.


Movement                   Direction/Course      Docking/Harbours
--------                   ----------------      ----------------
ALL STOP                   COURSE dir            CAST OFF or CASTOFF
MAN THE OARS               TURN [TO] dir         DOCK direction
STRIKE|REEF [THE] SAILS    BRING HER TO dir      WEIGH|RAISE [THE] ANCHOR
SET|FULL SAILS                                   DROP|LOWER [THE] ANCHOR
ROW                                              RAISE|LOWER [THE] PLANK


At Sea / Between Ships               Other
----------------------               -----
EXTEND [THE] PLANK                   HOIST|RAISE [THE] FLAG
WITHDRAW [THE] PLANK                 LOWER [THE] FLAG
GRAPPLE direction                    RAISE|LOWER [THE] [ROPE]LADDER[S]