A method used to estimate building heating loads by assuming that heat loss and gain is proportional to the equivalent heat-loss coefficient for the building envelope.

Transfer of title from seller to buyer without physical movement of.

Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

A dock line leading forward or aft, to prevent a vessel from moving ahead or astern. The after bow spring line is attached near the bow and runs aft, where it is attached to the dock. The forward quarter spring line is attached to the quarter of the boat, ...

A means of billing electric power consumers to pay for the costs of demand side management/energy conservation measures and programs. (See also Benefits Charge.)

Loan issued against some security

A unit designed to separate condensate from the compressed air stream.

(IMF) A fund formed in the mid 1940s by industrialised countries to stabilise exchange rates, promote.

A navigational aid used to facilitate the landing of an aircraft at an airport in instrument weather, i.e. low visibility.

The rate of decrease of pressure per unit distance at a fixed time.

The officer in charge of the watch.

Small sea that rises just above bows or gunwale.

A preparatory order (wait

The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.

(Bridging loan) (Bridging loan) The phenomenon of rising share prices amid a mood of general euphoria, leading (inevitably,.

A term sometimes used in wills which effectively means HM Treasury. In the event of a deceased.

A combined index of the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. See also FTSE Actuaries All-Share.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

Practices and measures that increase energy efficiency.

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.