Area to be Avoided.

A small pier that projects from a larger pier.

Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent Range

ZUMACA. Small sailing coaster from the River Plate estuary and the adjacent waters of Brazil. (Kerchove)

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

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 ...

Bulk Carrier or Tanker,Sapbalic Acid.

An opening in the bulwark or rail for discharging large quantities of water, when thrown by the sea upon the ship's deck. Some ships have "swing gates" which allow water to drain off but which automatically close from the pressure of sea water.

Single Buoy Mooring

Admiralty constant – A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed. It is presented by the formula: where: D = displacement in tons, V = speed in knots, P = shaft power in kW. Values ...

Freight, Demurrage, And Deadfreight

Antwerp-Hamburg Range

The curvature of an object such as a sail, keel or deck. Usually used when referring to an objects aerodynamic or hydrodynamic properties. The weather decks of ships are rounded up or arched in an athwartship direction for the purpose of draining any wate ...

The situation of the sails when the wind presses their surfaces against the mast, and tends to force the vessel astern.

Reid Vapor Pressure

Anchor Handling Tug.

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature. It is the highest vapor pressure that the liquid can exert.

A type of florescent light ballast that uses a magnetic core to regulate the voltage of a florescent lamp.

The person to whom is given the use of the whole of the carrying capacity of a ship for the transportation of cargo or passengers to a stated port for a specified time.

Anchor Handling Vessel.