The maximum positive and negative deviation observed in testing a device under specified conditions and by a specified procedure. It is usually measured as an inaccuracy and expressed as accuracy, typically in terms of the measured variable, percent of sp ...

A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Suez Canal (approx. 150,000-200,000 DWT)

To make secure

To be named or to be nominated. To Be Named. Brokerage and chartering, replaces the name of the ship when it is still unknown.

The process by which building societies and mutual insurers convert themselves from mutual.

People aged 65 to 74 are entitled to an additional personal tax allowance provided total earnings.

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

That temperature at which, in a specified latitude, the reading of a particular barometer requires no temperature or latitude correction.

Contraction for Empty Repositioning. The movement of empty containers.

Sort of large pulley with sheave and steel block found on a derrick

A writ issued by a court; requires that specific things be done.

A device that produces mechanical energy directly from two heat reservoirs of different temperatures. A machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical energy, such as a steam engine or turbine.

A systematic observational error due to the characteristics of the observer. The uncertainty in a reading made by an observer may be acertained by a statistical analysis of his or her readings.

Federal Communications Commission Rules governing radio equipment and operation in the United States.

See: 'cancellation.

The lines that lead from the clew of the jib to the cockpit and are used to control the jib.

A wide range of indices including shares, stocks and fixed interest securities published by the.

A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock, preventing movement away from the dock.

A location that is not sheltered from the wind and seas. An open location would not make a good anchorage.

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.