That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.

Superheater

Upwarddirected solar radiation, reflected by the earth's surface and the atmosphere.

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed for light demolition work, digging, making holes etc.

A construction element that inhibits termites from entering building foundations and walls.

Passenger User Fee

Project IDentification.

Name given to the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI). Equal to 1 newton/meter2 or 0.01 millibar.

Uncharted navigational danger that has been reported but has not been verified by survey.

A thin sheet of material (metal) of a heat exchanger that conducts heat to a fluid.

The country in which the vessel is registered.

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

The lowest temperature that can be obtained on a wet-bulb thermometer in any given sample of air. Obtained by evaporation of water (or ice) from the muslin wick. Used in computing dew point and relative humidity.

European Sea Ports Organisation

Precipitation caused by the ascent of moist air over an orographic barrier such as a Mountain range.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

River and Estoarial Water Service.

The ratio of a photovoltaic cell's actual power to its power if both current and voltage were at their maxima. A key characteristic in evaluating cell performance.

Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.