A watertight bulkhead at the forepeak extending to main deck. This bulkhead prevents the entire ship from being flooded in case of a collision.

Line used for checking a vessel's way when warping her into a dock or basin.

A clause in a Bill of lading which specifies the least charge that the carrier will make for issuing a lading. The charge may be a definite sum or the current charge per ton for any specified quantity.

The unit that runs continuously and matches air supply to demand, by loading and unloading the compressor.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight." (Named Port) Same as C&F or CFR except seller also provides insurance to named destination.

This term refers to the hardness or softness of gaskets.

Legal obligation for a ship to use the services of a pilot in a particular place.

A device for hoisting and lowering the davit- launched lifeboat

The two sides of a block. (2) Pieces of timber attached to the mast below the masthead to support the trestle trees.

Food.

Damage that is not evident from viewing the unopened package.

Remove unnecessary things from the decks usually in preparation for oncoming bad weather.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

A sailboat sailing on a tack with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side. If two boats under sail are approaching, the one on port tack must give way to the boat on starboard tack.

An opening in the deck near the bow from which the spinnaker is hoisted. Spinnakers are also often referred to as chutes.

The tackle used to adjust the clew in and out on the boom.

Law that derives its force and authority from precedent, custom and usage rather than from statutes, particularly with reference to the laws of England and the United States.

Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.

a filter intended to prevent only large particles from entering a component immediately downstream.

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. A mixture of individual gases. The gaseous mixture surrounding the earth..