The traded value of an asset agreed by seller and.

Merchant Marines Document (USCG)

An investment trust which satisfies certain conditions set by the tax authorities and accordingly.

Numerous, very fine cracks in a coating or at the surface of a metal part. Checks may appear during processing or during service and are most often associated with thermal treatment or thermal cycling. Also called check marks. checking, or heat checks.

These are official trade shipping terms agreed by the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris.

The framework of timber, etc., on which a vessel is built, from which she is launched into the water.

The coupling of salaries and pensions etc to the retail price index in order to make sure that the.

Draft that is caused by temperature differences in the air.

The ability of a boat to keep from being moved sideways by the wind. Keels, daggerboards, centerboards, and leeboards are all used to improve a boat's lateral resistance.

FLAG. Broker abbreviation indicating the country in which the vessel is registered. See also FOC.

An increase in the central pressure of a pressure system; opposite of a deepening. More commonly applied to a low rather than a high.

(1) A chemical substance or mixture, usually liquid, containing ions that migrate in an electric field. (2) A chemical compound or mixture of compounds which when molten or in solution will conduct an electric current.3.A nonmetallic (liquid or solid) con ...

Corrosion in which cobalt is selectively leached from cobalt-base alloys, such as Stellite

Temperature to which absolutely dry air would have to be brought in order for it to have the same density as moist air, considered at the same pressure.

The first law states that energy can not be created or destroyed; the second law states that when a free exchange of heat occurs between two materials, the heat always moves from the warmer to the cooler material.

Gasoline fuel additives such as ethanol, ETBE, or MTBE that add extra oxygen to gasoline to reduce carbon monoxide pollution produced by vehicles.

An order to buy shares up to a maximum price or sell down to a minimum price.

1,000 board feet. One MBM equals 2,265 C.M.

A type of insulation, composed of small diameter pink, yellow, or white glass fibers, formed into blankets or batts, or used in loose-fill and blown-in applications.

(1) A type of corrosion attack (deterioration) uniformly distributed over metal surface. (2) Corrosion that proceeds at approximately the same rate over a metal surface. Also called general corrosion.