To empty the wind out of a sail.

Usually of the best wire hawsers; one of the first lines sent out in mooring. "Springs in and springs out" a vessel.

The charge made for towing a vessel.

An old vessel fitted with shears, etc., and used for taking out and putting in the masts of other vessels.

Useful cargo carrying capacity of vessel. The volume of cargo a ship could carry, equal to gross tonnage minus the crew cabins, storerooms and machinery spaces. One ton equals 100 cubic feet.

The plating of a ship.

The packing arrangement for maintaining fluid tight an opening in a buklhead or cylinder through which a rotating shaft or a piston operates.

That portion of the sea up to a limited instance which is immediately adjacent to the shores of any country and over which the sovereignty and exclusive jurisdiction of that country extend.

An order to stop or cease hauling (stop action at once).

Canceled B/L: B/L status; used to cancel a processed B/L; usually per shipper's request; different from voided B/L.

A small cask for fresh water carried in ship's boats. A sea (wave) with a curl on the crest.

Cargo that is prohibited.

Vessel departure from specified voyage course

A coupling between the compressor and the engine or motor. The three types of drives most common are; flange mounted motor, V belt drive or direct coupling.

To sink (out of control).

A vessel's berth between two piers.

Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as pumping.

The path of the vessel.

The period of time during which the wheelsman remains at the wheel.

A vessel designed to be just small enough to transit the Panama Canal