A document prepared by a transportation line at the point of a shipment; shows the point of the origin, destination, route, consignor, consignee, description of shipment and amount charged for the transportation service. It is forwarded with the shipment ...

An old term to describe an untrained or incompetent seaman, or one who was worn out after many years of work.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

(See ROPE-YARN.)

The storing of goods/cargo.

When from some cause a vessel's form is so altered that the ends of the keel are much above the level of its midship portion, it is said to be "sagged." The opposite of hogged.

Abbreviation for "Transportation and Exportation." Customs form used to control cargo movement from port of entry to port of exit, meaning that the cargo is moving from one country, through the United States, to another country.

A boat in a dry dock.

A vessel's track through the water.

A four sided sail used instead of a triangular main sail. Used on gaff rigged boats.

States that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the constituent gases. The partial pressure is the pressure each gas would exert if it alone occupied the volume of the mixture.

An arch to mount the radar, usually at the stern of the boat.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

Nickname for a British naval seaman.

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An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the device, which opens in proportion to the increase in pressure over the opening pressure.

A hinged mast step located on deck. Since it is hinged, the mast may be raised and lowered easily.

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Most common material is phenolic resin-impregnated laminated fabrics, such as asbestos or cotton cloth. For oil free service, bronze and carbon/graphite vanes are used.