Association of Diving Contractors.

An electrode when polarized frequently yields a current potential relationship over a region which can be approximated by:h=

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by radial flow. (Centrifugal)

A term which relates to a person's final salary in an occupational pension scheme taken out.

Tanker Vessel

A document which requires proper signatures for consummating carriage of contract. Must be marked as "original" by the issuing carrier.

Ports in order of calling

Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)

See electrokinetic potential.

Abbreviation for the critical value of the plane strain stress-intensity factor that will produce crack propagation by stress-corrosion cracking of a given material in a given environment.

Admiralty constant – A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed. It is presented by the formula: where: D = displacement in tons, V = speed in knots, P = shaft power in kW. Values ...

100 fathoms or 600 feet (6 feet to a fathom).

Car Equivalent Unit. To assess the carrying capacity of Car carriers.

States that the volume of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial volumes which the constituent gases would occupy if each existed alone at the total pressure of the mixture.

Laytime can be defined as the amount of time allowed to a ship in a voyage charter for loading and unloading of cargo at a port. If a ship fails to complete the work during this allotted time and the ship is required to stay at a port for a longer time, t ...

Amp Hours: AH A unit of measure for a battery's storage capacity. Most auto/marine and light truck batteries are tested at a 20-hour discharge rate. Example: A 12-volt 100ah rated marine battery means that 5 amps can be discharged for 20 hours at 80° ...

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A metal rod placed in a water heater tank to protect the tank from corrosion. Anodes of aluminum, magnesium, or zinc are the more frequently metals. The anode creates a galvanic cell in which magnesium or zinc will be corroded more quickly than the metal ...

A negotiable instrument is any document, which permits one party to transfer their rights to a second party by endorsing and delivering the document to the second party. An instrument is only fully negotible when the party transferring it receives value a ...

Bangladesh Coasting Service.