Qualified Member of the Engine department. Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

An air distribution outlet, typically located in the ceiling, which mixes conditioned air with room air.

The amount of power a wind turbine can produce at its rated wind speed, e.g., 100 kW at 20 mph. The rated wind speed generally corresponds to the point at which the conversion efficiency is near its maximum. Because of the variability of the wind, the amo ...

Gross Registered Tonnage

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

Hearing loss is evaluated in relation to a reference auditory threshold defined conventionally in IS0 Standard 389 (1975). The hearing loss e corresponds to the difference between the auditory threshold of the subject being examined and the reference audi ...

A recording anemometer.

See 'active.

A bill of lading term to provide surrender of the original bill of lading before freight is released; usually associated with a shipment covered under a letter of credit.

A black finish on a metal produced by immersing it in hot oxidizing salts or salt solutions.

A unit of energy equal to 101 ergs or to 0.2389 calories.

Vessel Identification System.

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.

(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast.

Reduction of visibility by strong winds blowing across dry ground with little or no vegetation. Visibilities of 1/8 mile or less over a widespread area are criteria for a Blowing Dust Advisory.

The direction from which the wind is blowing, measured in points of the compass or in azimuth degrees.

An instrument of the aspiration condenser type which measures the concentration and mobility of small ions.

High Potential Test for Electric Equipment

A confirming document from a company that newly issued shares have been allotted to an.