(1) Prospective course over the ground for boat to follow. (2) A strip of metal attached to a mast to take the slides affixed to the luff of a sail.

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

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

A financial services sales rep, authorised to give financial advice on life assurance, pensions.

see Turnbuckle

(see Feeder)

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

C The international temperature scale where water freezes at 0 (degrees) and boils at 100 (degrees). Also known as the centigrade scale.

An official signature or seal affixed to certain documents by the consul of the country of destination.

Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays.

A nautical astronomical observation of the sun, moon, or a star, by which means a vessel's position can be determined. The sight was taken with a sextant at a specific time, determined by a chronometer.

Placing a container where required to be loaded or unloaded.

A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are deep enough for ships or boats to navigate without running aground.

The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level. It is the level below which depths on a chart are measured, and above which keights of a tide are expressed.

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

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

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

A stationary element between stages of a multistage centrifugal compressor. It may include guide vanes for directing the flowing medium to the impeller of the succeeding stage. in conjunction with an adjacent diaphragm, it forms the diffuser surrounding t ...

Liquidation of a company brought about by a court order, usually as the result of a petition by an.

Abbreviation for "Bales."