Abbreviation for "Over, Short or Damaged" Usually discovered at cargo unloading.

A windlass or capstan drum.

The length of the boat at the waterline.

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

The legal right for a creditor to seize the assets of a debtor to satisfy an outstanding.

Magnetic variation. The difference, east or west, between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation varies in different geographic locations.

The process of using heat that is rejected in one part of a cycle for another function or in another part of the cycle.

Six feet. Comes from the Dutch word "fadom" which was the distance between fingertips of outstretched hands.A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters

The date on which a dividend is declared by a company's directors. Once declared the dividend.

Correction Temperature of Tank Shell

The U.S. government does not issue certificates of free sale. However, the Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, will issue, upon request, a letter of comment to the U.S. manufacturers whose products are subject to the Federal Food, Drug ...

A wind coming from the east.

A short-sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central "hub" port and smaller "spoke" ports.

Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

Drag Suction Hopper Dredger.

The rate at which electricity is delivered to or by a system, part of a system, or piece of equipment expressed in kilowatts, kilovoltamperes, or other suitable unit, at a given instant or averaged over a specified period of time.

An instrument for measuring temperature by utilizing the variation of the physical properties of substances according to their thermal states. Thermometers may be classified into types according to their construction; deformation thermometer, electrical t ...

Incapable of being mixed without separation phases. Water and petroleum oil are immiscible under most conditions, although they can be made miscible with the addition of an emulsifier.

Not Required.

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.