A stopper not in the end of a line.

A power-driven cable lifter mounted on a vertical shaft. The shaft may be extended beyond the cable lifter to carry a warping end. The cable lifter is declutch-able from the prime mover, and in operation and use is similar to the windlass.

Insurance coverage for loss of goods resulting from any act of war.

(See WATCH.)

AWOL is an acronym for "absent without leave" or "absent without official leave". AWOL may also refer to: In film: * Lionheart (1990 film), known in the UK as A.W.O.L. Absent Without Leave, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme * A.W.O.L. (1972 ...

Old Navy nickname for a flogging, particularly when across a gun.

Accord du transport Dangereux par Route (European accord for the transport of dangerous good by road)

Berth Terms

Lloyd's Open Form. Salvage contract type. Revised regularly in order to reward the work of tug involved with the salvage of laden tankers.

Value of a property at the end of the voyage in which there has been a general loss.

Reid Vapor Pressure

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Exportation (WDT&E)Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one port to be transported in bond through the U.S. to be exported from another port, without paying duty.

Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind.

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals

Any soft, gentle breeze.

1. On a line at right angles to a ship/s length.2. At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.

Automated Radar Plotting Aid system to assist the watorchkeeper using the radar for collision prevention.

Bulk Carrier, Equipped for Carriage of Vehicles.

Last date, agreed in a charter party, by which vessel must be available to the charterer at the agreed place.

A way of loading cargo into large barges and then in turn loading the barges into a ship.