A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

An endowment policy in which the savings element is significantly.

An audible or visual discharge at a pressure slightly lower than the set pressure on a valve. Warns the operator that the valve is about to open.

A small receiver fitted on the inlet or discharge of a reciprocating compressor. The device is designed to remove the resonance from the compressor thereby reducing noise.

Another name for the bo'sun's whistle.

Recombination occurring in the emitter region of a photovoltaic cell.

Force per unit area, usually expressed in pounds per square inch (PSI) or BAR.

A bank account set up to control a person's regular expenditure. The account would typically.

In the US, federal and state taxes on the sale or production of certain types of products such as.

A pole used as part of the sailboat rigging, such as masts, booms, gaffs, yards, etc. A vertical spar is a mast.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

Sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up in the form of a wave. also known as Eagre.

A certificate issued by an independent agent or firm attesting to the quality and/or quantity of the merchandise being shipped. Such a certificate is usually required in a letter of credit for commodity shipments.

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...

A type of furnace in which fuel is spread, automatically or mechanically, across the furnace grate.

(1) Decomposition or alteration of a chemical substance by water. (2) In aqueous solutions of electrolytes, the reactions of cations with water to produce a weak base or of anions to produce a weak acid.

An instrument for measuring the relative speed of a fluid. It consists of a concentric pipe arrangement in which the inner pipe is open at one end and the outer pipe is perforated and closed at both ends. Each pipe is connected to a manometer. The unit is ...

Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average.

Slang sailing expression for a piece of metal or shroud that can cut or stab you.

Shoal area between two navigational channels.