A small crane that projects over the side of the boat to raise or lower objects (such as smaller boats) from or to the water.

To break loose from a mooring, anchor or docking.

A type of weld cracking that usually occurs below 203

The ratio of the radiant energy (heat) leaving (being emitted by) a surface to that of a black body at the same temperature and with the same area; expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

A raw material that can be converted to one or more products.

Chromium plated for engineering rather than decorative applicactions.

A unit of 1,000 bars of pressure.

Expenses incurred by a person whilst carrying out duties at work, which are 'approved' by the tax.

The gravity flow of water within soil.

Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (USCG).

The Cadbury Code is the unofficial name for the first Code of Best Practice on corporate.

The number of degrees of list a vessel has. The first indication that a vessel may need to reef is when there is too great an angle of heel.

Solar radiation scattered by particles in the atmosphere.

Embrittlement resulting from bombardment with neutrons, usually encountered in metals that have been exposed to a neutron flux in the core of a reactor. In steels, neutron embrittlement is evidenced by a rise in the ductile-to-brittle transition temperatu ...

Metal strip and lead fastener used for locking freight car or truck doors. Seals are numbered for record purposes.

Coasting Service.

Weight of the goods alone without any immediate wrappings, e.g., the weight of the contents of a tin can without the weight of the can.

A type of heat pump that uses the ground, ground water, or ponds as a heat source and heat sink, rather than outside air. Ground or water temperatures are more constant and are warmer in winter and cooler in summer than air temperatures. Geothermal heat p ...

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

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.