Sea-Coast, the shore of any country; or that part which is washed by the sea.
Sea-Faring, the occupation of a mariner or sailor.
Seaman, homme de mer, a mariner or person trained in the exercise of fixing the machinery of a ship, and applying it to the purposes of navigation.
The principal articles required in a common sailor to intitle him to the full wages, are, that he can steer, sound, and manage the sails, by extending, reefing, and furling them, as occasion requires. When he is expert at these exercises, his skill in all other matters relative to his employment is taken for granted.
Sea-Mark, a point or conspicuous place distinguished at sea.
Sea-marks are of various kinds, as steeples, promontories, piles of ruins, groupes of trees, &c. and are very necessary to direct vessels on the coast of their situation. See also Beacon and Buoy.
Sea-Room, belle derive, implies a sufficient distance from the coast, as well as from any rocks or shallows, whereby a ship may drive or scud without danger of shipwreck.
Sea-Weeds, sarts, a sort of herbs or tangles floating on the surface of the sea, or washed upon the sea-coast. See the French term Mer, and the phrases which follow in order.
SEAMS, coutures, the intervals between the edges of the planks in the decks and sides of a ship; or the places where the planks join together. These are always filled with a quantity of oakum, and covered with hot pitch, to prevent the entrance of the water. See the article Calking.
SEIZING, amarrer, the operation of fastening any two ropes, or different parts of one rope together, with a small line or cord: also the cord (ammarage) which fastens them.