Canvas, cloth, leather, tubing, rubber or other material placed around a line or cable to protect it from wear and abrasion

A compartment forward where the chain cable is stowed.

Is a positive displacement reciprocating compressor using a flexible membrane or diaphragm in place of a piston.

Mobile Satellite Services.

An entry made into an account or statement to nullify a previous.

A volume. Cubic meters per second.

BTU. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

A power or sailing boat used by pi-lots (men who have local knowledge of navigation hazards of ports).

A short term note issued by banks and corporations with a range of maturities from 30 days to 270.

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

The speed needed for a boat to begin planing.

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.

A spring line tied from the boat to chain rode, usually near the water's surface. It helps disperse tension forces. It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather.

The line of longitude 180 degrees opposite Greenwich, England, located in the Pacific that marks the date change

A device that indicates pressure differential above or below atmospheric pressure.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

A marine hardware store.

Statement on the condition of the vessel. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer, overloading, untrained o ...