艇てい長ちょう

noun

captain of a small boat; skipper; coxswain

Refers to the person in command of a small vessel such as a midget submarine, torpedo boat, or lifeboat. Not used for large ships (see 船長).

• 彼かれは救きゅう命めい艇ていの艇てい長ちょうを務つとめた。

  He served as the coxswain of the lifeboat.

• 特とく殊しゅ潜せん航こう艇ていの艇てい長ちょうは、狭せまい艇てい内ないで指し揮きを執とる。

  The captain of a midget submarine commands from within the cramped vessel.

noun

length of a boat

Rare technical term for the overall length of a small boat or watercraft. In everyday contexts, 船の長さ or 全長 is more common.

• このボートの艇てい長ちょうは5メートルです。

  The length of this boat is 5 meters.