#naval maneuver
- Kedge anchor — A small and lightweight anchor, usually equipped with four prongs (claws), used on board light watercraft, launches, or lifeboats for temporary fastening. On large vessels, this technical device is utilized as a secondary maneuvering anchor, serving to veer or change the ship's orientation in restricted port spaces by means of a towline.
- To secure alongside — To execute an approach, guiding, and securing maneuver of a light vessel or a seaplane near a mother ship or onto a specially designated platform; in an extended technical sense, it represents the action of ensuring a stable structural connection between two mobile elements of a maritime transport system.
- To trim by the stern — To orient or position a ship with its stern (the rear part) toward a certain reference point, a quay, or in the direction of the wind and waves; reflexively, it refers to a vessel's action of tilting longitudinally backward due to misallocated cargo or hydrodynamic forces during transit.