Breakbulk Vessel - A general, multipurpose, cargo ship that carriers cargoes of nonuniform sizes, often on pallets, resulting in labor-intensive loading and unloading; calls at various ports to pick up different kinds of cargoes.
Category: - Maritime

Breakwater - Braced guard plate which prevents solid water from sweeping the decks.
Category: - Maritime

Breast line - A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock
Category: - Maritime

Bridge - Used loosely to refer to the navigating section of the vessel where the wheel house and chart room are located; erected structure amidships or aft or very rarely fore over the main deck of a ship to accommodate the wheelhouse
Category: - Maritime

Brig - 1. A two masted vessel square rigged on both masts. Generally in the 150 - 200 ton range. 2. A sailing vessel's jail.
Category: - Maritime

Brigantine - A vessel with two or more masts, with fore and aft sails on both masts, normally in the tonnage range of 150 - 250 tons, but some P.E.I. brigantines exceeded 400 tons.
Category: - Maritime

Broach - To spin out of control, either causing or nearly causing a capsize.
Category: - Maritime

Buffalo - The Buffalo (CC-115) is the twin engine short take off and landing (STOL) airplane used by 442 Squadron in Comox. Like the Labrador, the Buffalo is painted in a high visibility yellow with red trim paint scheme. Although it has been retired by other units across Canada, its unparalleled maneuverability and slow flying speed make it ideally suited for mountain flying operations. It has a large ramp which enables the SAR Techs to parachute or to drop large equipment loads. 442 Squadron has six Buffalo. They are scheduled for replacement by Hercules transports once the Labradors have been replaced. The Buffalo crew consists of two Pilots, one Navigator, one Flight Engineer and two Search and Rescue Technicians.
Category: - SAR

Buffer - A zone around a point, line, or area feature that is assumed to be spatially related to the feature.
Category: - GIS

Bulk - Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature. Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as needed, on specialized ships, transporting a specific commodity.
Category: - Maritime