A circle on a chart, showing all 360

Rate at which unsaturated air cools as it travels vertically, provided that all temperature change is adiabatic (without heat exchange), and no condensation occurs.

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates.

Food.

To clap on is to temporarily add something to an existing part.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight, Collection And Interest."

Blue working overalls.

Article shipped. For dangerous and hazardous cargo, the correct commodity identification is critical.

A publication,such as Uniform Freight Classification (railroad) or the National Motor Freight Classification (motor carrier), that assigns ratings to various articles and provides bill of lading descriptions and rules.

A large pin that secures one fitting to another.

To touch the ground, with the keel, for a minute or so and then proceed again.

Bringing the boat from one tack to the other when sailing into the wind, so that the sail is flown in the opposite side by turning through the eye of the wind; Tack

Short waves or ripples made by a tide as it ebbs or flows over an uneven bottom, or where two currents meet at sea.

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.

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

Navigating near the coast, allowing one to find one's position by use of landmarks and other references.

The captain or master of a ship.

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 system in which air supply is matched to demand by the starting and stopping of the unit.