Merchant Marine Licensing & Document System.

A short length of line, usually braided or marled, used to temporarily bind the anchor cable to the messenger when the anchor is weighed by hand around the capstan.

Capable of going to sea.

The art and science of designing vessels.

(FOK)A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

A term used in banking which refers to settlement of payments between accounts both held at the same.

Full Operational Status

Starboard

Energy generated from an electromagnetic field produced by an electric current flowing through a superconducting wire kept at a specific low temperature.

A device that uses electronic components to regulate the voltage of fluorescent lamps.

Same as rain-intensity gauge.

The oily condensate discharged by lubricated air compressors. The name is derived from the appearance of the condensate. Under normal conditions oily condensate should just be cloudy, like a small amount of milk in a bucket of water. When a lubricated com ...

A rate applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on another line, made by agreement and published in a single tariff by all transportation lines over which the rate applies.

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

A discontinuance of electric power supply.

A measure of the amount of "spin" (or rotation) in the atmosphere.

The velocity of the gas in the passages between the filter units in the filter house of a gas filter.

This committee has jurisdiction on: coal production, distribution and utilization; energy policy; energy research, conservation, and development; hydroelectric power; irrigation; mineral conservation; nonmilitary development of nuclear energy; solar energ ...

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Filter rating indicating the approximate particle size for which the majority will not pass through a given filter. It is generally interpreted as meaning that 85% of the particles of size equal to the nominal filter rating will be retained by the filter.