List of Mnemonics - Transportation

Transportation

• Marine

• The phrase "there's always some red port (wine) left" is used to remember the basics in seafaring. "red" refers to the color of navigation lights on the port (left) side of a vessel (as opposed to green on the starboard side).
• The phrase, "Ollie never runs cause fucking shit pulls Steve," is used to remember the order in which vessels have the right of way: Overtaken vessel; Not under command; Restricted; Constrained by draft; Fishing vessel; Sailboat; Powerboat; Seaplane.

• Aviation uses many mnemonics in addition to written checklists.

• pre-landing: GUMPS - Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Propeller, Speed.
• pre-final: MARTHA - Missed (procedure), Altitude (limit), Radios (set), Time (limit), Heading (final), Airspeed (descent)
• pre-high-altitude - FLOWER - Flow (enabled), Lights (test), Oxygen (charged), Water (humidity), Electricity (on), Radio (check)
• pre-flight-paperwork - ARROW - Airworthiness (certificate), Registration, Required (charts), Operating (checklists), Weight and balance
• night collision avoidance: Red, Right, Returning - Red nav light on Right implies target is Returning (closing)
• radio loss Instrument course - CDEF - as Cleared, else Direct to last fix, else as directed to Expect, else as flight plan Filed
• spin recovery - POKER - Power (off), Opposite (full rudder), Klean (flaps, ...), Elevator (briskly forward), Recover (from dive)