A pilot with a license stating that they are qualified to guide vessels in a particular area.

The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

A boat that is comfortable in rough weather.

See: 'cancellation.

A pension plan in which an employee's pension benefit is related to number of years service and.

A reversible propeller mounted in a tunnel running through the ship/s hull to give movement athwart-ships.

A beam which supports a deck.

The force or load that produces elongation.

A wood-burning appliance for space and/or water heating and/or cooking.

A term previously given to the shares of smaller companies traded far less frequently on the London.

Triple Screw

Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.

Fisheries Research Ship.

Tanker, Specified Liquefied Gases.

Tanker Vegetable and Animal Oils.

A light sail, such as a spinnaker, used to make the most of light following winds.

(1) The distance that the wind and sea has to travel over open water unimpeded by land; the longer the fetch, generally the higher the waves. (2) Also to reach someplace, especially in adverse conditions. When sailing close-hauled, being able to arrive at ...

The process of characterizing the wind resource, and its energy potential, for a specific site or geographical area.

Place where a ship should report when passing i.e. when approaching a port.

A galvanic cell resulting from inhomogeneities between areas on a metal surface in an electrolyte. The inhomogeneities may be of physical or chemical nature in either the metal or its environment.