Skip
Skip turns up in 2 fields: maritime, mining. Here is what it means to the people in each one.
Skip in maritime
A casual term of address for a skipper, the person in command of a small vessel or boat.
A clipped, informal nickname used by crew members to address the captain or master of a boat. It is most common on smaller commercial vessels, fishing boats, and recreational yachts where the rigid hierarchy of a naval or large merchant ship is relaxed.
"I've secured the aft mooring lines, Skip, ready when you are."
Skip in mining
A guided hoist container used to lift ore or waste rock out of a mine shaft.
A large steel vessel that travels up and down a vertical or inclined mine shaft to transport bulk materials to the surface. Unlike cages, which carry personnel and equipment, skips are designed specifically for dumping rock. They are loaded from underground bins and automatically discharge their payload into the headframe bins.
"We need to clear the loading pocket before the next skip comes down."