The mass of a unit volume of a gas at a stated temperature and pressure.

The maximum credit an individual may secure from his/her.

World Trade Organization

A strongly alkaline solution into which metal is immersed for etching. for neutralizing acid, or for removing organic materials such as greases or paints.

Port Forward.

Pilot Boat.

The control of the quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity of the air in an interior space.

The ratio of light reflected by a surface to the light falling on it.

Plating with dummy cathodes.

International Convention on the Arrest of Seagoing Ships1952 Allows the creditors of shipping debts to present his claim in any country signatory of the convention, and arrest the vessel if needed

Cathode Ray Tube. A display element, consisting of a vacuum tube and screen, used with computers.

A wind blowing in a direction opposite to the heading of a moving object, thus opposing the object's intended progress; the opposite of a tailwind.

The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.

A bank operating in the seller's country, that handles letters of credit in behalf of a foreign bank.

Trim And Stability Booklet

Whitening and loss of gloss of a usually organic coating caused by moisture. Also called blooming.

A combination of banking and insurance business. A high street bank, for example, might sell both.

Coating containing zinc powder pigment andan organic resin.

Reserve Unit Management Information System

The process of determining energy consumption, by various techniques, of a building or facility.