A contract between an insurer and the insured. The insurer agrees to pay money to the insured upon.

Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie. Worse, is its tendency to untie itself when subjected to repeated strain and r ...

In sailboat racing, the mark or buoy that signifies one side of the starting line, opposite of the race committee boat.

Timber placed across the floor of the cargo hold to protect it from damage.

The tendency of a boat to move sideways in the water instead of along its heading due to the motion of currents or currents.

A desiccant most commonly used in heat regenerative type dryers.

Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers

Without sufficient crew.

A small wooden box, with lock and key, in which seamen keep sentimental valuables, stationery, and sundry small stores.

Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

is one in which a portion of the original system energy is dissipated and cannot be returned to the system through its own operation. The system and/or surroundings cannot be returned to their original state.

All matter consists of molecules which are in constant motion, but which are held together by molecular forces. In a solid the molecules are closely packed and arranged in such a pattern that the influence of the molecular forces is very strong. This give ...

A term used in wills which refers to the personal possessions of the maker of the will. Such items.

(Forex) Currencies issued by foreign.

Is the temperature at which moisture begins to condense in a compressed air system.

White-lead and tallow used on standing rigging.

The container of fresh water for drinking purpose used by the crew; formerly it consisted of a cask.

A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.

The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking.