Here are most of the orders you will come across in a pulling boat:

Ship crutches – Put crutch into crutch plate.

Sight oars – Check oar is ready for shipping.

Toss oars – Lift oar into the air with the blade up and hold vertical.

Ship oars – Put oar into crutch and hold out of the water, parallel to the surface of the water.

Prepare to give way – Lean forward with oar back and out of the water.

Give way together – All pull together in time with the stroke.

Oars – Complete one full stroke and then stop with oar out of the water, parallel to the surface of the water.

Hold water – An emergency order to instantly put your oar into the water and hold.

Mind your oars – An emergency order to warn you to keep your oar clear of an obstruction.

Prepare to back water – Lean back with your oar forward and out of the water.

Back water together – All back water together in time with the stroke.

Lengthen – Increase the length of the stroke.

Ease off – Pull less vigorously.

Trail oars – Pass the loom of the oar over your head and trail the oar along the side of the boat.

Gunwale oars – Slide your oar across the boat to rest on the opposing gunwale.

Cross oars – Slide your oar down across the boat to rest inside the hull.

Boat oars – Lay oar down the centre of the boat with blades aft.

Unship crutches – Take crutch out of crutch plate.

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