An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Pounds/force per square inch absolute.

see Solar Spectrum above.

A system for the distribution of bank giro credits and other credits between banks to enable funds.

The Financial Services Act 1986 defines investment business to include dealing, arranging deals in,.

Costs that do not vary with the level of activity. Some fixed costs continue even if no cargo is carried. Terminal leases, rent and property taxes are fixed costs.

A written agreement between the master of a ship and the crew concerning their employment. It includes rates of pay and capacity of each crewman, the date of commencement of the voyage and its duration.

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

Filtration that occurs at the surface layer (as opposed to within the body depth) of the filter, and is accomplished by passing the material to be filtered over a grating, screen, sieve or membrane fabric with micro sized holes. The size of the holes in t ...

General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

A marine insurance term meaning that the assurer will not allow payment for partial loss or damage to cargo shipments except in certain circumstances, such as stranding, sinking, collision or fire.

Insoluble material suspended in the lubricating oil. This material may come from contamination or oil degradation.

Dividends, paid by UK companies to other companies (for example, investment trusts), with a tax.

See 'redemption.

Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

To price and sell greenpower/electricity higher than that produced from fossil or nuclear power plants, supposedly because some buyers are willing to pay a premium for greenpower.

In reference to a wind energy conversion system, the wind speed profile in which wind speeds increase with the logarithmic of the height of the wind turbine above the ground.

A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.