I've found this: 'Under Part A of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), the term “vessel not under command” means a vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manoeuvre as required

I have to translate this sentence, and I have no idea of the meaning of sop . Can you help me? (on a vessel) 'I will sop engines. I am not under command'

Thanks Clive. If I use the nouns, which is the correct preposition? The seamen are at/on/in the bow/stern.

Thanks for your quick answer. So, how can I say that the seamen are at the back of the vessel using different words?

I have look these two words up and I found that aft is an adj. and stern is a noun, but I have some doubts on how to use them. Can I say: the seamen were aft, the seamen were at the stern?

Thanks for your answer young californian In Spain, as you have said, when a woman gets married she doesn't change her surname, in fact here everybody has got two family names, one from your father and one from your mother. For example, if Maria

In American films I always see that women change their surnames when they get married. Is it something still common nowadays or is it old fashioned? And is it also common in other countries? Do you agree with that? Let me tell you that I don't

Sorry MrP. But I couldn't help it.

Let me tell you that I think that the fact that in some countries women change their name when they get married is really unfair! And what about men? Do they change it? I've got one doubt about this matter. What happens with all the documents,

Thanks a lot for your answer Nef. Another question related to ships. If I say 'the ship calls port' , is it the same as saying that a ship arrives at a port? As you can see I have just started working in a shipowners company, and this is a