When compressed air is forced through a submerged perforated hose or pipe. Some applications include; ice prevention, reduction of salt intrusion, underwater basting, pneumatic breakwaters and general mixing and agitation

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Cargo which has been booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded before the vessel sails. See also "Windy Booking."

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the discontinuous phase).

A broker who not only deals in stocks and shares on behalf of his client, but also advises on.

A list of investments in which a financial institution such as a mutual fund is authorised to.

The cutting of a grid pattern of grooves in a semiconductor material, generally for the purpose of making interconnections.

This is an irreversible guarantee given by the buyer's bank to pay a specific amount of money immediately or on a future date to the seller when he or she presents specific documents before a certain date and under the International Chamber of Commerce ru ...

A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.

A radar term for a single pulse of radio energy.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978.

The envelope of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by virtue of the earth's gravitational attraction. The system whose chemical Properties. dynamic motions, and physical processes constitute the subject matter of meteorolog ...

Draft that is caused by temperature differences in the air.

The maximum possible voltage across a photovoltaic cell; the voltage across the cell in sunlight when no current is flowing.

Artificial objects to supplement natural landmarks indicating safe and unsafe waters.

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General term for an instrument used to make direct measurements of visual range or measurements of the physical characteristics of the atmosphere which determine the visible range.

A group of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; a series of molecules composed of a hydrocarbon plus a hydroxyl group; includes methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and others.

Black diamond, ball, and cone shapes hoisted on vessels during the day to indicate restricted movement, ability, or type. For example three balls means aground.

(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.