To take down a sail quickly; the entire action of getting a sail out of the wind and furling it.

Let the sail out by easing the sheet.

On a square-rigged ship, the short pieces of line which hang from the yards and support the footropes on which the topmen stand while working aloft on the sails.

This type of insurance offers the shipper the broadest coverage available, covering against all losses that may occur in transit.

Systeme International. The international system of unit measurement.

To stow or secure in a safe place. A top-mast is housed by lowering it and securing it to a lowermast.

A with profits life assurance bonus, normally added annually to the policy, which is based on the.

Amount of water, expressed as a depth or as a mass, which would be obtained if all the water vapor in a specified column of the atmosphere were condensed and precipitated.

First voyage of a ship.

To sail towards the direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks. A point of sail also known as sailing close hauled.

Small horizontal spars extending athwartships from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of these "spreaders", enabling the shrouds to better support the mast.

Sufficient movement through the water to allow the boat to be controlled and steered by the rudder.

The slight deflection of very small particles in a gas stream that occurs when rapidly moving gas molecules strike them.

The study of the earth's waters.

Lloyds open form

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

An order to execute a transaction in one security that depends on the price of another security..

See: 'waiver of.

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.