Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

Let the sail out by easing the sheet.

The latest time cargo may be delivered to a terminal for loading to a scheduled train or ship.

Cash, cheques etc. which circulate in an economy as an accepted means of.

Where documents presented by an Exporter under a Letter of Credit do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or are inconsistent with other documents presented.

The joining of two timbers by beveling the edges so the same thickness is maintained throughout the length of the joint.

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

A small channel or opening in a filter medium which allows passage of gas.

A type of water heater in which heated water is stored within the tank. Hot water is released from the top of the tank when a hot water faucet is turned. This water is replaced with cold water that flows into the tank and down to just above the bottom pla ...

A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid.

The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

Precipitation of very small, white opaque particles of ice, fairly flat or elongated, with diameters less than 1 mm. The solid equivalent of drizzle.

Compartment in the hold of a containership into which a shipping container fits exactly.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

Storing on land. Many small boats are placed in dry storage over the winter.

Sailor's slang for anchor.

A white navigation light carried by vessels under way at night to indicate their presence and give an indication of their course.

The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

A pillar or handhold on a boat - Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.