A business person who specialises in turning round companies in deep trouble.

The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve.

A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee.

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

A large body of fish.

The derrick boom heel having a pivot is hinged with the lower part of the mast, and the head of derrick boom, through steel wire, is connected with the mast top. The mast itself is fixed with the hull deck at mast bottom end, maintaining its stand state. ...

A standard numeric code developed by the United Nations to classify commodities used in international trade, based on a hierarchy.

A securities market in which the difference between bid and offer prices is narrow and which.

The speed needed for a boat to begin planing.

Heavy-weather practice of pouring oil on the sea so as to form a film on the surface, thus preventing the seas from breaking. To smooth out some difficulty.

PSI - Pounds per square inch.

Solar energy conversion technologies that convert solar energy to electricity, by heating a working fluid to power a turbine that drives a generator. Examples of these systems include central receiver systems, parabolic dish, and solar trough.

The point (speed of sound) at which air flow through an orifice can not increase regardless of pressure drop.

To cast off all but one remaining line.

A large balloon shaped lightweight sail used when running or reaching. Spinnakers are made of cloth very similar to that used for parachutes, which is why you may also hear them called chutes, or kites.

Port of initial Customs entry of a vessel to any country. Also known as First Port of Call.

The world's largest exchange for futures contracts, in terms of the number of contracts traded.

A board that can be raised and lowered by pivoting in a watertight box called the trunk or well to increase the draft and lateral area of the hull, preventing the boat from sliding sideways. Unlike a daggerboard, which lifts vertically, a centerboard pivo ...

To measure the depth of the water with a lead. Also said of a whale when it dives to the bottom.

A materials handling/storage facility used for completely unitized loads in containers and/or empty containers. Commonly referred to as CY.