A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

Re-fueling the vessel.

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

To put out a mooring, hawser or line from a ship to a point of attachment outside her.

A public/private initiative to promote the efficiency of compressed air in the US.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

A stay from the stem of a boat to the end of the bowsprit used to counteract the upward pull of the forestay.

Order to take off a damaged part of a vessel, to restore it to its proper shape and condition, and to replace it in position.

A test applied to one of a batch of machines of identical design from one manufacturer.

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.

Speed through the water, not "over ground".

To coil down the tail of a line on deck to present a neat appearance.

Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10000 capacity has a load factor of 40%

Abbreviation for the Railway Service "Container On Flat Car."

Point at which all of the force of the wind can be thought to concentrate; the point in the sail plan that is the balance point for all the aerodynamic forces

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.