A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Japanese Classification Society

A powerfully oxidizing allotropic form of the element oxygen. The ozone molecule contains three atoms (O3). Ozone gas is decidedly blue, and both liquid and solid ozone are an opaque blue-black color, similar to that of ink.

A category of electric power producer established under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978, that includes small-power producers (SPP) who use renewable sources of energy such as biomass, geothermal, hydroelectricity, solar (thermal a ...

A Short line used to attach one thing to another - a short rope or cord that secures or attaches an item onboard a boat, usually for keeping it attached to the boat

The cardinal points of the compass, i.e. north, south, east, west.

A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.

An instrument which indicates the presence of precipitation. The ombroscope consists of a heated, water-sensitive surface which indicates by mechanical or electrical techniques the occurrence of precipitation.

(AMT)A tax which targets high wealth individuals to pay a minimum amount of tax. The tax is calculated.

A surface treatment at elevated temperature, generally carried out in pack, vapor, or salt bath, in which an alloy is formed by the inward diffusion of chromium into the base metal.

Installations character for Centralized Monitoring and Control systems for machinery.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard code used to represent data using 8 bits (7 data bits and I parity bit) per character.

The angular position of the sun at solar noon with respect to the plane of the equator.

In the US, a plan enabling employees to choose from a variety of benefits, depending on their own.

See 'reversionary.

Instrument for establishing the altitude and azimuth of stars and planets.

Distilate Marine Deisel Oil

Altitude

This is when a consignment is unloaded from one form of transport (lorry or ship) to another during the course of its journey from place of origin to place of destination. In a letter of credit, the buyer can say whether this is allowed or not allowed.

On square-rigged ships, a form of ceremonial salute to honor the visit of a high official. The yards were lined by men standing upon them, and there was also a man standing on the truck of each topgallant mast.