The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or a system by the manufacturer.

A mutual fund which invests solely in common stocks of.

A knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.

A included angle between a rope and vertical plane of winch drum or warping end axial line, through the point at which rope leaves the drum or warping end

The basic unit of measurement for lumber. One board foot is equal to a oneinch board, 12 inches wide and one foot long. Thus, a board ten feet long, 12 inches wide, and one inch thick contains ten board feet.

Created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. URL:.

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

A sudden and violent gust of wind.

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

Articles packed so that one rests partially or entirely within another, thereby reducing the cubic-foot displacement.

A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

A deck dryer composed of a flat piece of wood shod with rubber, and a handle. Stanchions

Amends the Act of 1984 to provide for confidential service contracts and other items.

A mortgage on a non residential building occupied by a.

Blocks of wood made to fit in the hawse-holes, or holes in the half-ports, when at sea. Those in the hawse-holes are sometimes called hawse-blocks.

A device for mounting cylinders.

The amount of solar radiation, both direct and diffuse, received at any location.

Basic raw materials and foodstuffs such as metals, petroleum, coffee, grain.

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

To move ahead swiftly. To move ahead of another vessel quickly when underway.