A low vertical lip or raised section around the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc. to prevent water on deck from running below.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

The act of supporting anything by propping or shoring it up.

Arrangements with a steamship line to transport containerized cargo.

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

A small toggle used on a flag.

This is the covering form or letter sent by a bank or seller asking that the enclosed shipping documents and bill of exchange are released to a buyer to be accepted or paid.

A US government-owned corporation established in 1933 to support prices through purchases of excess.

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 boom on a jib or staysail.

The last part of a rope or last link in an anchor chain.

The process by which a mutual organisation such as a building society changes itself into a.

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

(cost, insurance and carriage to point of destination)This is an INCO term and explains what the price quoted represents and the responsibility of the buyer and seller in relaton to arranging for the various costs associated(e.g. insurance, freight, dutie ...

That part of the water which is diverted from the main stream of a current and as a result flows in the opposite direction.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

An analyst's report which recommends that certain shares be bought, held or sold, based on his.

A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

Once the only method, other than human voice, of passing orders to men on board ship; the instructions to perform certain tasks were conveyed by different notes and pitches on the high-pitched whistle.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.