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

The date on which a Bill of Exchange or Letter of Credit becomes due for payment.

To prevent contact with an object while bringing the ship alongside.2. To push off when making a landing.

See exfoliation corrosion.

To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.

A boat is double banked, when two oars, one opposite the other, are pulled by men seated on the same thwart.

Same as instrument shelter.

Charterers when cancelling agreement sometimes quote 'doctrine of frustration' i.e. vessel is lost, extensive delays.

The measure of seasonal or annual efficiency of a heat pump operating in the heating mode. It takes into account the variations in temperature that can occur within a season and is the average number of Btu of heat delivered for every watt-hour of electri ...

The average level of the oceans, used when finding water depths or land elevations.

A scale with the ice point at zero degrees and the boiling point of water at 80 degrees, with pressure of one atmosphere.

The inside center strand of rope.

Location where shipment begins its movement.

Surface having a thin, tightly adhering, oxidized skin (from straw to blue in color), extending in from the edge of a coil or sheet.

Maritime Transport Committee, OECD

Offshore Petroleum Discharge System.

An abbreviation of forecastle.

Any device or instrument for measuring salinity, especially one based on electrical conductivity methods.

A machine employing two or more stages.

The amount of visible light that passes through the glazing material of a window, expressed as a percentage.