The voiding of a buy or sell.

Classification character for a ship which had been built under the Society/s survey but has been subjected to survey for classification of the Society/s surveyors.

(1) A wind shift further forward relative to the boats direction or heading. (2) A bar or angle under a deck the same size as deck beams. It is used around stair openings in deck, small hatch openings, or at dead end of longitudinals.

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

This potential, sometimes called zeta potential, is a potential difference in the solution caused by residual, unbalanced charge distribution in the adjoining solution, producing a double layer. The electrokinetic potential is different from the electrode ...

The change in the measured transducer output caused by changes in ambient temperature. Usually expressed a percentage of full scale.

The theory that certain days of the week, weeks of the month, and months of the year are more.

A provision of a bond or preferred stock issue, listed in its indenture (the formal agreement.

A deck exposed to the wind and sea.

A lighted or unlighted fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. (Lights and daybeacons both constitute "beacons.")

The top of a mast.

The coldest months of the year; months where average daily temperatures fall below 65 degrees Fahrenheit creating demand for indoor space heating.

An air flow caused by a fan that draws air through the heat exchanger core in a uniform pattern to dissipate the sensible heat.

Marine Cranking Amps: MCA The amount of amps a battery can deliver at 32°F.

A type of motor that has a rotor with electrical windings connected through slip rings to the external power circuit. An external resistance controller in the rotor circuit allows the performance of the motor to be tailored to the needs of the system and ...

The practice of buying shares in a potential target at the beginning of a trading day in the hope.

Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service

An instrument that shows changes in humidity.

The bridge used for taking observations, or directing the handling of the ship.

A device consisting of two dissimilar conductors with their ends connected together. When the two junctions are at different temperatures, a small voltage is generated.