The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants.

In the US, the document which the founders of a corporation submit to the relevant state for.

The simultaneous purchase (sale) of a call at one exercise price and sale (purchase) of another call.

Houses that have earth berms around exterior walls.

Loss of carbon from the surface layer of a carbon-containing alloy due to reaction with one or more chemical substances in a medium that contacts the surface. See also dealloying.

A compound with a central atom or ion bound to a group of ions or molecules surrounding it. Also called coordination complex. See also chelate, complexation, and ligand.

A instrument designed to study small fluctuations of some quantity. The microbarograph is an example of a recording pressure variometer.

A mercury barometer designed for use aboard ship. The instrument is of the fixed-cistern type (see Kew barometer). The mercury tube is constructed with a wide bore for its upper portion and with a capillary bore for its lower portion. This is done to incr ...

A unit measure of electrical conduction. The facility with which a substance conducts electricity, as represented by the current density per unit electrical-potential gradient in the direction of flow. Electrical conductivity is the reciprocal of electric ...

The potential corresponding to the maximum active current density (critical anodic current density) of an electrode that exhibits active-passive corrosion behavior.

Replenishment at Sea.

The face-centered cubic form of pure iron, stable from 910 to l400

A barge equipped with tracks on which up to about 12 railroad cars are moved in harbors or inland waterways.

Amount paid to a shipowner for the carriage of cargo.

An instrument for measuring angles of inclination. Used in conjunction with a ceiling light to measure cloud height at night.

A spring line from the stern of a boat to mid ships to stop forward movement

A track or groove in the back of the mast to which the sail is attached by means of lugs or the bolt rope.

Floating Production, Drilling, Storage and Offloading vessel

An instrument that uses radio waves to communicate with other vessels. VHF very high frequency - radios are common for marine use, but are limited in range. Single Side Band SSB - radios have longer ranges.

(1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.