| HAWSEPIPE | Tubular casting through which a ship's anchor chain or cable passes |
| HELM | Steering gear / a tiller or wheel by which a ship's rudder is controlled |
| HAWSE | Hole in the front of a ship through which a cable passes (5) |
| CATENARY | In mathematics, the curve formed by a flexible chain or cable of uniform density suspended between two points (8) |
| AMC | Theater chain or cable channel |
| CABLE | Collection of wires twisted or bonded as a rope; the chain of a ship's anchor; or, a unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile (5) |
| MAIN | A word for strength; that which is essential; the principal/most part; the open sea; a large pipe or cable; a throw in hazard; or, a cockfighting match (4) |
| SWEEP | A search; a lottery; a timepiece's second hand; or, the arc through which a pendulum moves (5) |
| MUSIT | A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes. (5) |
| DUCT | A tube, pipe or canal through which a fluid or gas is conveyed (4) |
| WEIGH | Raise (a ship's anchor) |
| TRIM | Architectural moulding such as a picture rail; decorative edge; or, the manner in which a ship floats (4) |
| TOWS | Pulls or drags a vehicle or boat by means of a rope or cable (4) |
| BARREL | A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired (6) |
| ELECTRODE | Conductor through which a current enters or leaves a battery (9) |
| HASP | A hinged plate with a hole through which a staple fits (4) |
| CONVENIENCE | Flag of ____ , a foreign one under which a ship is registered in order to avoid certain duties etc (11) |
| SKILIFT | General name for a conveyance in a mountainous or alpine region such as a gondola, funifor, funitel or cable car (3,4) |
| FLAGOFCONVENIENCE | Under which a ship may be registered to avoid certain obligations |
| HEADING | Direction in which a ship is travelling |
