Equipped to assist during offshore construction and maintenance work.

An imaginary line drawn between the luff and leech of a sail. The chord depth is an imaginary line drawn to the deepest part of the sail from the chord. The ratio of chord depth to chord length represents the sail's draft - a high ratio indicates a full s ...

A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, "beating" and "on-the-wind". ...

A rating who tends to the pumps of an oil tanker.

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.

Voyages where the ship is not generally underway for periods long enough for seafarers to require sleep, or long off-duty periods, during the voyages.

A block with one end permanently attached to a surface.

The two months before a company announces its results in which directors are prohibited from dealing.

A device that changes a vapor into a liquid. Accomplished by exposing a tube containing vapor to air or by passing the tube through a water jacket.

An anchor is said to come home when its flukes are not holding in the ground and it drags.

Abbreviation for "Cost and Insurance." A price that includes the cost of the goods, the marine insurance and all transportation charges except the ocean freight to the named point of destination.

A winch with one or more rope storage drums for veering out, hauling in or making fast tow ropes.

A bar which projects above the coaming and which bears against a continuous rubber gasket strip set into the hatch panels of steel hatch covers in order to provide a weathertight seal.

The direction of a ship's heading as read on a compass. The compass course has added the magnetic deviation and the magnetic variation to the true course.

A kind of winch, which is applied on sweep/survey ship for receiving/ throwing and towing the sweeping apparatus and hawser, and performing of sweeping the sediments under sea.

The compressor continuously compresses, however, when the maximum pressure is reached, the delivered air is blown off to the atmosphere instead of being fed to the receiver.

Re-fueling the vessel.

The operation of pressing oakum into a seam as a temporary measure until the seam can be properly caulked.

A windlass is a winch-like device used to assist in the raising of the anchor.

Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest and Exchange.