Port State Control

A vent used with pressure sensors to reduce the effect of wind on the pressure inlet. It is normally mounted remotely and connected to the sensor using airtight tubing.

A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.

Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

Lacking an affinity for, repelling, orfailing to absorb or adsorb water. Contrast with hydrophilic.

An important parameter in establishing an entrained particle's potential to impinge on control surfaces and cause erosion.

A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

Resin formed by the reaction of bisphenol and epichlorohydrin.

Water condensed onto objects at or near the ground, due to the fact that their temperatures have fallen below the dew point temperature of the surrounding air, but not below freezing.

A bearing 180

Break horse power

The total area drained by a river and its tributaries. Same as watershed.

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The leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side; inclination of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other.

The process of forcing, either manually or automatically, a wind turbine's blades out of the direction of the wind in order to stop the blades from turning.

The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

Said of a vessel when the depth of water can be measured by the lead (within the 100 fathom curve).

The shape of the fore-body of a ship as it thrusts through the sea. A vessel with a slim bow is said to have a fine entry.

Destruction of metals or other materials by the abrasive action of moving fluids, usually accelerated by the presence of solid particles or matter in suspension. When corrosion occurs simultaneously, the term erosion-corrosion is often used.

A hydrometeor consisting of a visible aggregate of minute water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the earth's surface. Fog differs from cloud only in that the base of fog is at the earth's surface while clouds are above the surface.