A material made of tarred hemp or manila rope fibers, used for caulking seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.

A hand held rock drill worked by compressed air.

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

The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

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Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

Electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength. lying within the wavelength interval of 0.1 to 1.5 angstroms (between gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation). X-rays penetrate various thicknesses of all solids, and they act on photographic plates in the ...

UK Hydrographic Office abbreviations kgkg

The extremities of a yard.

A deck with legs that can be jacked up or down. During operations, the legs rest on the sea-bed. When the rig is moved, the legs are retracted, leaving the rig floating. A jackup has normally no propulsion machinery of its own.

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Western Truck Lines.

Towing and Anchor Handling Purposes.

A twist on the phrase 'ear bending' which is used to describe the way that the Bank of England lets.

When the terms and conditions of a charter party have been agreed, except few minor details.

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

More Or Less Charterers

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