It is usually the last resort after all other mitigating actions have failed or become impossible, and destruction or loss of the ship is imminent and customarily followed by a command to “man the lifeboats” or life rafts. It is an order issued by the Master or a delegated person in command.
That would describe “an object lying 22.5 degrees toward the rear of the ship, as measured clockwise from a perpendicular line from the right side, center, of the ship, toward the horizon.” Abandon ship! An imperative to leave the vessel immediately, usually in the face of some imminent overwhelming danger.
Abaft the beam Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow: “two points abaft the beam, starboard side”. Abaft Toward the stern, relative to some object (“abaft the fore hatch”). A A & AS Alterations and additions to the structure, rigging and equipment of a warship.
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