The mount and housing for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.

In sailboat racing, to take to opposite tack of the rest of the fleet when behind, hoping that the wind will shift to your benefit.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

The internal duct and filter medium support

the weight of a specified artificial contaminant that must be added to the influent to produce a given differential pressure across a filter at specified conditions. Used as an indication of relative service life.

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.

A written contract between the owner of a vessel and the person desiring to employ the vessel (charterer); sets forth the terms of the arrangement such as duration of agreement, freight rate and ports involved in the trip.

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

The place at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

An order to stop hoisting.

A bond covering a croup of persons, articles of properties.

Railcars grouped in a train by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. Eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.

ACRONYM - Compressed natural gas, primarily methane.

The document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper.

A single outlet or limited number of outlets in a building used to connect tools or equipment to the air system.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

The balance required to be kept on deposit at a bank by a borrower when taking out a loan. Should.

A general nautical term for Canadians, but more especially for Nova Scotian sailing ships and men.

Same as two blocks.