A document of title (such as a draft, promissory note, check, or bill of lading) transferable from one person to another in good faith for a consideration. Non-negotiable bills of lading are known as "straight consignment." Negotiable bills are known as " ...

On or near the line of immersion of a ship's hull.

The measure of the instantaneous energy efficiency of room air conditioners; the cooling capacity in Btu/hr divided by the watts of power consumed at a specific outdoor temperature (usually 95 degrees Fahrenheit).

This is the concept of how long a device or process can operate properly without needing maintenance or replacement.

These are benefits, excluding salaries, given to employees which include cars and car fuel, medical.

A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

An inland point provided by an all water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

Is that pressure of either motive fluid or discharge at which an ejector returns to stable operation following a period of unstable operation due to having previously reached the breaking pressure. There are two recovery pressures, one for motive fluid an ...

That portion of the record of a microbarograph between any two (or a specified small number) of successive crossings of the average pressure level (in the same direction). Analogous to microseism.

A motor controller that regulates the air flow through an end plate into the motor to control the speed and power. A speed regulation device built into or attached externally.

Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

See Pourbaix (potential-pH) diagram.

Motor Lifeboat

The total radiation incident on a specific surface area over a time interval.

Thermometer in which the difference in the rates of expansion with temperature of a liquid and its receptacle is used as a measure of the temperature. The liquid used may be ethyl alcohol, toluene, petroleum, or mercury.

An accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind.

Deck supported by pillars, fastened to pontoons. The pontoons are half submerged during operations. Kept in position by anchors (or by dynamic positioning). Normally equipped with its own propulsion machinery.

A bearing 180

The government department responsible to the Treasury for the collection of direct taxes which.

Same as ombrometer.