For company pension schemes, an employee may retire at an early age provided it is authorised by the.

Ultra High Frequency. (300-3000 MHz) The apparatus using these frequencies are the best one for internal communications on steel ships as they are not hampered by steel bulkheads.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.

Abbreviation for "Transportation and Exportation." Customs form used to control cargo movement from port of entry to port of exit, meaning that the cargo is moving from one country, through the United States, to another country.

A deposit resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants when exposed to high temperatures. Similar to, but harder, than varnish.

Any little handy contraption such as a scraper or sailmaker's palm, etc.

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Liquid flows through into the valve and flows out through one of two tubes which is selected by changing the angle of a lever.

A device worn around a person's body that can be tethered to jack lines to help prevent a person from falling overboard.

Reduction of corrosion of a metal in an electrolyte by galvanically coupling it to a more anodic metal; a form of cathodic protection.

Prefix before a ship's name to indicate that she is a steamship.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

A hand held rock drill worked by compressed air.

Federation of American Controlled Shipping.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature at the compressor inlet flange.

The national flag flown on a jackstaff on the bow of naval ships while anchored.

1.Unattended Machinery Space,2.Universal Measurement System.

Towing and Anchor Handling Purposes.

Quality System Certification System.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food