The natural tendency of a sailboat to come up into the wind. The helm must be held over to keep the boat from coming up

An assurance policy on the life of an individual where weekly or monthly premiums are regularly paid.

Marine Information Note

Estonia (flag).

A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked. Its purpose is to facilitate the movement of such goods, mainly by the use of forklift trucks.

Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."

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

A small, moveable graduated scale adjacent and parallel to the main scale of an instrument. It provides a means for interpolating between the graduations of the main scale.

Method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller, usually a commission house.

Offshore Supply Vessel

A liquid-in-glass or liquid-in-metal thermometer using mercury as the liquid.

An instrument for the measurement of the radon content of the atmosphere.

A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

A person entrusted to manage the assets and interests of another. For example, an executor in a.

An item such as a nail, screw, rivet or other device used to fasten objects together.

The difference between the total cooling effect and the dehumidifying effect.

A general term for instruments which sample atmospheric suspensoids by impaction. Same as impactometer.

The force or load that produces elongation.

A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.

Unit of free air flow rate. Normal cubic meter per hour. The air in the following conditions:1.013 bar(a) of pressure; 0 degrees Celsius of temperature and 0% of relative humidity .