A purchase (block and tackle) for hoisting a boat to its davits.

Ship Financing Revolving Fund

The inherent imprecision of a given process of measurement, the unpredictable component of repeated independent measurements of the same object under sensibly uniform conditions.

The programs and instructions which direct a computer.

Wing-like retractable devices extending from the sides of the vessel to dampen down rolling in seas and produce a steadier, smoother, and more comfortable motion.

A curve illustrating the variation or spectral irradiance with wavelength.

A system of designating meteorological observing stations by number. established and administered by the World Meteorological Organization. Under this scheme, specified areas of the word are divided into "blocks" each bearing a two-number designator. Stat ...

Also known as PM, maintenance performed according to a fixed schedule involving the routine repair and replacement of machine parts and components.

Flat steel stock of various thicknesses used in the construction of a ship to form the sides and decks.

Flapping (of sails)

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

A formal notice to the writer of an option from a clearing house that an option has been exercised.

The location from which the boat is steered, usually in the middle or at the stern of the boat.

Scoop like devices used to direct air into and ventilate a boat.

In spray painting applications, air trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

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

A method of removing heat from the flowing medium by circulation of a coolant in passages built into the diaphragm.

This property is the ratio of the specific weight of air or gas to that of dry air at the same pressure and temperature.