Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

Vessels operating on fixed itineraries or regular schedules and established rates available to all shippers. The freight rates which are charged are based on the shipping company's tariff or if the company is a member of a liner conference, the tariff of ...

The maximum rate at which precipitation can pass through the surface into the soil, for a given soil in a given condition.

Any small collar made with spunyarn or light line to hold something in place.

Occurs when the vapor is at the dew point or saturation temperature corresponding to its partial pressure. A gas in never saturated with a vapor. However, the space occupied jointly by the gas and vapor may be saturated.

a type of separator for removal of larger particles from an exhaust gas stream. Gas laden with particulates enters the cyclone and is directed to flow in a spiral causing the entrained particulates to fall out and collect at the bottom. The gas exits near ...

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

High Holding Power Anchors type. (NI)

Subcommittee on Fire Protection (IMO)

Local Trade limit Service.

An order given to take hold of a rope and pull.

The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel.(2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel(3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness

One who designs ships.

Stresses that remain within a body as a result of plastic deformation.

Federation Of National Associations of Shipbrokers & Agents

Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

The smallest change in the environment that causes detectable change in the indication of an instrument. Compare to sensitivity.

A smooth hard wood grown in the West Indies which had many maritime uses, such as deadeyes and the sheaves of blocks. Its hardness stood up well to wear, and its smoothness allowed lines to render through easily.

The sum of solar and terrestrial radiation.