Sea Words: All Listings RSS

Filter listings...

The flat circular piece secured on the top of the mast.

Category:Sea Words

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

Category:Sea Words

Water blown, or thrown, into the air in particles.

Category:Sea Words

A large boat, used in loading and unloading vessels.

Category:Sea Words

B/L Terms & Conditions: the fine print on B/L; defines what the carrier can and cannot do, including the carrier's liabilities and contractual agreements.

Category:Sea Words

Express B/L: Non-negotiable B/L where there are no hard copies of originals printed.

Category:Sea Words

Optional Discharge B/L: B/L covering cargo with more than one discharge point option possibility.

Category:Sea Words

Government agency charged with enforcing the rules passed to protect the country's import and export revenues.

Category:Sea Words

DSU

Delay in Startup Insurance is a policy to protect the seller of a construction project from penalties if the project is not completed on time. See "Liquidated Damages."

Category:Sea Words

A modem version of the old term "forecastle," or bow section of the ship, where the crew lived.

Category:Sea Words

The title of a common clause in contracts, exempting the parties for non-fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods or war.

Category:Sea Words

To make fast; safe; the completion of a drill or exercise on board ship.

Category:Sea Words

A sudden change. The longitudinal dip of the vessel's main deck.

Category:Sea Words

Measure time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30, and so on until 4:00 (eight bells). At 4:30 the cycle begins again with one bell.

Category:Sea Words

The part of a rope hanging loose.

Category:Sea Words

The force that holds a vessel upright or returns it to upright if keeled over. Weight in the lower hold increases stability. A vessel is stiff if it has high stability, tender if it has low stability.

Category:Sea Words

The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve.

Category:Sea Words

A large wave.

Category:Sea Words

Sailing with three sheet ropes running free, thus making the ship barely able to keep headway and control. Drunk.

Category:Sea Words

At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel (sideways-across).

Category:Sea Words