Passenger Vessel Operator.

Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's.

Under the First Law of Thermodynamics, efficiency is the ratio of work or energy output to work or energy input, and cannot exceed 100 percent. Efficiency under the Second Law of Thermodynamics is determined by the ratio of the theoretical minimum energy ...

The maximum cyclic stress value that a metal can with stand for a specified number of cycles or length of time in a given corrosive environment. See corrosion fatigue strength

An insurance policy arranged by either the buyer or the seller to insure goods against damage in transit. The appropriate Incoterm will determine the responsibility of the buyer or seller to arrange the insurance.

The potential of an electrode measured with respect to a reference electrode or another electrode when no current flows to or from it.

A court order instructing a garnishee (a bank) that funds held on behalf of a debtor (the judgement.

To stand at the mast and pull down on a halyard as another crewmate winches it in.

An absolute temperature scale. ((

International Medical Guide for Ships

A flower-like diagram indicating the relative frequencies of different wind directions for a given station and period of time.

A coating process, similar to gas carburizing and carbonitriding, whereby a reactant atmosphere gas is fed into a processing chamber where it decomposes at the surface of the workpiece, liberating one material for either absorption by, or accumulation on ...

International Marine Contractors Association

A cup anemometer with its shaft mechanically coupled to a magneto.

A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.

The process of rendering a contract or deed null and void following a specified.

Air brought into a building from outside to replace exhaust air.

The degree to which all the forces on a boat are symmetrical so the vessel sails with just a slight weather helm.

A group of wind turbines interconnected to a common utility system through a system of transformers, distribution lines, and (usually) one substation. Operation, control, and maintenance functions are often centralized through a network of computerized mo ...

United Nations EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport. EDI Standards are developed and supported by the UN for electronic message (data) interchange on an international level.