Interpretations and Insstructions.

A small freshwater mollusk that was accidentally introduced to North American waters via ballast water from a transoceanic vessel. The zebra mussel has had significant negative economic and ecological effects: It clogs water intake pipes and attaches to a ...

A line or cable secured between two points and used as a support for various purposes.

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

Code of minimum conditions for the carriage of cargo under a bill of lading.

New Building

A large piece of fabric designed to be hoisted on the spars of a sailboat in such a manner as to catch the wind and propel the boat.

A measurement. Inside diameter.

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

Federation of American Controlled Shipping.

(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.

Asian Shipowners Forum.

Children's bonus bonds, often nicknamed baby bonds, are friendly society policies allowing tax-free.

Inlet guide-vane valve. Valve assembly at the air inlet of a "blower" (single stage, low pressure, centrifugal air compressor). Usually advised to be mounted in very close proximity to the "blower" impeller. Provides "pre-swirl" of air flow in same rotati ...

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.

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

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.

The motion of a vessel when she goes off from her course.

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