In navigation, the smaller angle at which two position lines on a chart intersect. The fix will be more reliable as the angle approaches 90

Insurance covering the structure or contents of a house. This type of insurance now tends to.

Repairs

The dimensionless number obtained when the difference between maximum and minimum instantaneous shaft speeds during one period is divided by the arithmetic mean of these two.

The risk that a buyer or seller will not complete a deal due to their inability to meet their obligations, or a deterioration in their financial position.

A ratio used to work out how many days on average it takes a company to pay its creditors..

Pressure

The short deckhouse or main hatchway which is raised above the level of the cabin top or coachroof.

The power available from the rise and fall of ocean tides. A tidal power plant works on the principal of a dam or barrage that captures water in a basin at the peak of a tidal flow, then directs the water through a hydroelectric turbine as the tide ebbs.

Any point of sailing away from the wind.

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Merchant seaman's name for his bed or mattress.

Similar to the spectroheliograph, but used for visual instead of photographic purposes.

Point of Service Medical Plan.

Limit Service.

The party that issues a Bill of Exchange. Usually, the Exporter in an international trade transaction.

The use of spending and taxation by the government in order to achieve its economic objectives. Put.

An instrument which measures the instantaneous rate at which rain is falling on a given surface. Also called a rate-of-rainfall gauge.

To reeve and secure a line.