A defensive regulation which some stock exchanges have to limit the damage of a sharp fall in.

A retail bank, such as Barclays, Lloyds TSB, HSBC or Nat West which provides services to companies.

A formal agreement made in a.

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.

The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

A symbol placed on packages for identification purposes; generally a triangle,square, circle, etc. with letters and/or numbers and port of discharge.

A machine used to pick up and move goods loaded on pallets or skids.

An organisation whose aim is to provide help for the needy. Trusts which are registered with the.

The magnetic compass used by the navigator as a standard.

Working Party on Machinery (IACS)

A blast of from 4 to 6 seconds' duration.

An object made with more than one type of material.

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

A distress call made by a vessel requiring assistance. These three letters were chosen because they were easy to make and read using Morse Code. Some believe the letters meant "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls".

The senior engineer officer responsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler plant on board ship.

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

An internal 'wall' between two departments of a bank or other financial institution which is.

Depth measured; the number indicating depth on a chart; the process of measuring fuel or water in ships' tanks. A ship is thought to be "in soundings" when she is inside the 100 fathom line, and "off soundings" when she is outside that line. ...

The maximum static pulling force produced through a vessel’s harbor pile towing test.

The opening between the jib and the mainsail. Wind passing through this opening increases the pressure difference across the sides of the mainsail, helping to move the boat forward.