(ISA)A tax-favoured savings account introduced on 6th April 1999 which replaced PEPs and TESSAs. ISAs.

U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."

Loadline (International Convention On Load Lines)

A board with cleats, forming a bridge reaching from a gangway of a vessel to the wharf.

Completely filled with water.

A component of a water heating system that opens at a designated temperature or pressure to prevent a possible tank, radiator, or delivery pipe rupture.

To make life onboard for the crew as uncomfortable as possible, by keeping them at work at all hours, often unnecessarily.

A transducer for converting thermal energy directly into electrical energy. It is composed of pairs of thermocouples which are connected either in series or in parallel. Thermopiles are used in thermoelectric radiation instruments when the output of a sin ...

A compound that causes reduction, thereby itself becoming oxidized.

The structure of a prepared surface of a metal as revealed by a microscope at a magnification exceeding 25x.

A structure or media that absorbs heat.

The lowest value of a measured quality at which a sensor responds. Compare to tracking.

Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

Nautical equivalent of ceiling

A phrase preceding the signature of a drawer or endorser of a negotiable instrument; signifies that the instrument is passed onto subsequent holders without any liability to the endorser in the event of nonpayment or nondelivery.

A wheel that is designed to use the weight and/or force of moving water to turn it, primarily to operate machinery or grind grain.

A balloon-borne instrument for the simultaneous measurement and transmission of meteorological data. It includes transducers for the measurement of pressure, temperature, and humidity; a modulator for the conversion of the output of the transducers to a q ...

Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards.