A load sufficient in size to fill a container either by cubic measurement or by weight.

The forward part of a boat's main deck.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

Compressor controls will run the compressor at varying loads to accommodate demand variations. Running a compressor at less than full load results in a drop in compressor efficiency and thus an increase in operating costs.

A registered trademark for plastic sheeting material that can be used as a vapor retarder. This plastic is used to make grocery bags. It is a long chain of carbon atoms with 2 hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon atom.

Electromagnetic energy transmitted from the sun (solar radiation). The amount that reaches the earth is equal to one billionth of total solar energy generated, or the equivalent of about 420 trillion kilowatt-hours.

Corporate bonds are issued by companies to raise capital. They are an alternative to issuing new.

A private trust which empowers trustees to use their discretion in distributing funds to.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

A coating or precipitate deposited on surfaces such as water pipes, steam boilers that are in contact with hard water. Water that contains carbonates or bicarbonates of calcium or magnesium are likely to cause scale when heated.

This is where a seller sends documents relating to a shipment through his or her bank to the buyer's bank asking that they are released when a payment is made (CAD or D/P) or a bill of exchange is accepted (D/A).

Effective June 18, 1984, describes the law covering water transportation in the U.S. foreign trade.

Path through open water used for commercial vessel passage and so noted on chart

Circular metallic elements that ride in the grooves of a piston and provide compression sealing during combustion. Also used to spread oil for lubrication.

See Door-to-Door.

A rope used for additional support or for additional securing, e.g., preventer stay.

Under U.S. tax law, a corporation created to obtain tax exemption on part of the earnings of U.S. products in foreign markets. Must be set-up as a foreign corporation with an office outside the USA.

The mechanical power required to compress polytropically and to deliver, through the specified range of pressures, the gas delivered by the compressor.