The water line when the ship rides empty.

A small pier that projects from a larger pier.

The strake next to the keel (running fore and aft).

Document given by authorities certifying that inward clearance formalities have been completed.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. East is at 90

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature. It is the highest vapor pressure that the liquid can exert.

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Also known as a junction buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels. The preferred channel is indicated by the color of the uppermost stripe. Red on top indicates that th ...

Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind.

A large, cautious turn made to approach a gangway or to come alongside a vessel or jetty in a boat.

The curvature of an object such as a sail, keel or deck. Usually used when referring to an objects aerodynamic or hydrodynamic properties. The weather decks of ships are rounded up or arched in an athwartship direction for the purpose of draining any wate ...

The situation of the sails when the wind presses their surfaces against the mast, and tends to force the vessel astern.

Kilowatt - A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

On or within the ship

Timbers used to support bottom of ship while it is under construction.

Is one that does not attack normal materials of construction.

In charge of union business for unlicensed personnel. Handles grievances.

A reaching headsail that has a big draft and is usually light-weight

U.S. Customs' "Automated Broker Interface," by which brokers file importers' entries electronically.

Tall and short waves caused by water current and wave directions being opposite to the direction of the wind.