A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.

The passing of several turns of line across the jaw of a hook to prevent something on the hook, such as an eye or a line, from jumping clear.

Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

The person or company who is usually the supplier or owner of commodities shipped. Also called Consignor.

To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another.

(IFP)The UK professional body committed to the development of financial planning. The Institute was set.

A scale of yellows, greens, and blues for recording the color of sea water, as seen against the white background of a Secchi disk.

The amount of sky covered or concealed by clouds or obscuring phenomena. It is reported in tenths, so that 0.0 indicates a clear sky and 1.0 (or 10/10) indicates a completely covered sky. The following classifications are used in aviation weather observat ...

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed from initial pressure to an intermediate pressure in one or more cylinders or casings.

The ability to convert energy into other forms, such as heat or chemical reaction, so that it can be retrieved for later use. Also the development, design, construction and operation of devices for storing energy until needed. Technology includes devices ...

A vertical support for guardrails and lifelines.

Compression of a flat or standard bale of cotton to approximately 32 pounds per cubic foot. Usually applies to cotton exported or shipped coastwise.

The 14 day period during which a new policy holder can cancel an insurance/assurance policy. This.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

(1) Floating, but at mercy of wind and sea. (2) Piercing the hull with a projectile. (3) Taking in sail during a calm.

Generally, the relative states of inflow, outflow, and storage of moisture over a given area of earth's surface.

The acting of one person on behalf of another; a document authorizing one person to act on behalf of another.

An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.