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I know that I am a few years late in the game finding this site, but it also depends entirely on the type of vessel you command. Some commands are the same, but if you command a vessel that is a schooner versus a rig, there will be many different things. "Steady on the mooring lines" is a command given before preparation of droping the anchor of a three mast sailing ship or other actual "sailing ship". It does not matter what dialect of "English" is spoken. If you prepare a vessel for anything, whether for departure or to dock, the commands are the same. "Weigh Anchor" means the same thing, whether it is British English, New Zealand English, Australian English, Candaian English, or American English. A translated dictionary is pointless, since all commands to do anything all mean the same thing. Example: "All hands on deck" means everyone on deck. The only exception would be if you didn't have hands, and well, if you didn't have hands, you wouldn't be crew on a ship, now would you?
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