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Lift On/Lift Off

A rope attached to the clew of the foresail and rove through a block on the swinging boom. Used for guying the clews out when before the wind.

A machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by magneto-electric induction; may be used as a motor.

A building design that uses structural elements of a building to heat and cool a building, without the use of mechanical equipment, which requires careful consideration of the local climate and solar energy resource, building orientation, and landscape fe ...

One who earns his living by service at sea.

Total remuneration of an employee or director which includes salary and bonuses.

A precipitation gauge consisting of a receiver in the shape of a funnel which empties into a bucket mounted upon a weighing mechanism. The weight of the catch is recorded as inches of precipitation.

Contract Regarding an Interim Supplement to Tanker Liability.

A motor in which a three phase (or any multiphase) alternating current (i.e. the working current) is supplied to iron-cored coils (or windings) within the stator. As a result, a rotating magnetic field is set up, which induces a magnetizing current in the ...

A solar energy conversion device that uses a trough covered with a highly reflective surface to focus sunlight onto a linear absorber containing a working fluid that can be used for medium temperature space or process heat or to operate a steam turbine fo ...

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

To remain nearly alongside another vessel.

The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset. In.

Electronic Trading Stasndard Format

Maritime Mobile Service Identity. New compulsory code to identify vessels with the GMDSS/DSC system.

The permitted increase in pressure developed after the valve has opened. Usually expressed in percentage, ie.; 3% accumulation (A.S.M.E. Code, Section I). Flows through safety/relief valves are officially determined at these overpressure conditions.

Wind with a speed between 22 and 27 knots (25 and 31 mph); Beaufort scale number 6.

A mathematical representation of the frequency or ratio that specific wind speeds occur within a specified time interval.

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