Hawsepipe
Hawsehole is a nautical term for a small hole in the hull of a ship through which '' hawsers'' may be passed. It is also known as a cat hole. In the (British) Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ..., a man who had risen from the lowest grade to officer was said to have "come in at the hawsehole". See also * Hawsepiper References {{Sailing ship elements Shipbuilding Sailboat components Sailing ship components Nautical terminology ...
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Hawsepiper
Hawsepiper is an informal maritime industry term used to refer to a merchant ship's officer who began his or her career as an unlicensed merchant seaman and did not attend a traditional maritime college or academy to earn an officer's license. In the United States after accumulating enough sea time in a qualified rating, taking required training courses, and completing on-board assessments, the mariner can apply to the United States Coast Guard for a license as a Third Mate or Third Assistant Engineer. If approved, the applicant must then pass a comprehensive license examination before being issued the license. The U.S. military rough equivalent to this term is mustang. A ship's hawsepipe is the pipe passing through the bow section of a ship that the anchor chain passes through. Hawsepiper refers to climbing up the hawsepipe, a nautical metaphor for climbing up the ship's rank structure. This is in turn derived from the traditional British Naval usage of "came up through the ...
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