The strake next to the keel (running fore and aft).

American Waterway Operators. The national trade association for the barge and towing industry and the shipyards employed in the repair and construction of these craft.

Bearing

See B/L

Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel.

Percent

Auxiliary Boiler Survey

Also known as a junction buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels. The preferred channel is indicated by the color of the uppermost stripe. Red on top indicates that th ...

Vessel Particulars Questionnaire

BSFC: Brake Specific Fuel Consumption in g/kWh

SAID [sic] of the wind when it changes. Also, to slack a cable and let it run out. (See PAY.) To veer and haul, is to haul and slack alternately on a rope, as in warping, until the vessel or boat gets headway.

Liner In Free Out

Accessibility Guidelines

Artificial Intelligence.

A large, cautious turn made to approach a gangway or to come alongside a vessel or jetty in a boat.

Across. Athwart-ships. Across the line of the vessel's keel. Athwart-hawse. Across the direction of a vessel's head. Across her cable.

See Expiry Dates.

Whether In Berth Or Not

Estimated Time of DepartureEstimated time of departure of the vessel. Does not necessarily coincide with the time of completion for the reasons evoked here above, or because the ship has to wait for another reason: tide, daylight,...

Document given by authorities certifying that inward clearance formalities have been completed.