Small lines used to tie the sails when they are flaked or furled.

Legal documents that regulate construction to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people. Codes establish minimum standards but do not guarantee efficiency or quality.

Amorphous silicon with a small amount of incorporated hydrogen. The hydrogen neutralizes dangling bonds in the amorphous silicon, allowing charge carriers to flow more freely.

Voyage made in varying directions. To sail in various directions for pleasure, in search, or for exercise.

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

Nonglossy paint with a relatively high absorptance.

Turning off or disconnecting loads to limit peak demand.

A body of water that contains brackish (highly saline) water that forms layers of differing salinity (stratifies) that absorb and trap solar energy. Solar ponds can be used to provide heat for industrial or agricultural processes, building heating and coo ...

(EPP)A pension plan which is tailored for directors and senior executive.

Securities which pay a fixed rate of interest. Government bonds (gilts) are the best known example..

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

A unit of illuminance or illumination equal to one lumen per foot'. This is the illuminance provided by a light source of one candle at a distance of one foot.

Same as geostrophic wind level.

Shallow keels, usually placed in conjunction with or in place of a center keel. Attached to each side of a vessel, they provide lateral resistance and stability, as well as support the weight of the hull of the ship on the ways when launching, or when in ...

A spar which projects forward from the bow of some boats, and extends the sail plan by allowing the headsails to be secured further forward.

A seaman's personal "painter" is his lifeline, and if it is severed, he dies.

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

Any wholly or partially enclosed space in which combustion takes place.

When a share is said to be 'cum dividend', it means that it is offered for sale with an.

A void or empty space separating two or more compartments for the purpose of insulation, or to prevent the liquid contents of one compartment from entering another in case of a leak.