A winch having a rope storage capacity and used for slewing and retaining a boom.

The maximum rope tension (in kilonewtons), measured at the drum commences to rotate in the direction of haul, the prime mover being set for maximum torque under automatic control and the rope being wound on the drum in a single layer.

The maximum rope tension (in kilonewtons), measured at the drum exit when the drum ceases to rotate in the direction of haul, the prime mover being set for maximum torque and the rope being wound on the drum in a single layer.

A test applied to each machine produced by a manufacturer.

A crane with a jib which may be rotated by turning gear and adjusted in the vertical plane.

A crane with a boom consisted of several sections, being capable of moving the weight positions though folding the boom.

The portion of dry, full line pressure, compressed air taken from the drying side tower of a dual tower desiccant dryer system. Expanded to a very low pressure and passed across the wet desiccant to strip the moisture in the desiccant of the regenerating ...

A machine where a static pressure rise is obtained by allowing successive volumes of gas to be aspirated into and exhausted out of a closed space by means of the displacement of a moving member.

A collective term for securities whose prices are based on the prices of another (underlying).

A lightly powered or unpowered drum intended solely for rope storage

A kind of winch, which is applied for longitudinal and transverse moving or positioning the engineering ship.

A reel designed for receiving/rendering and storing the marine & on-shore cable

On a square-rigged ship, a small sail set in light weather above the moonraker.

What is NDE? Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is a term that is often used interchangeably with NDT.However, technically, NDE is used to describe measurements that are more quantitative innature. For example, an NDE method would not only locate a defect, b ...

A winch designed for hoisting and lowering the rescue-boat or life/rescue-boat.

– A boiler test to ensure that the safety valves can release steam fast enough to prevent the pressure rising by 10%. The main steam stop valve is closed during the test.

1. A type of lifting gear often installed on stern of cable vessels, pipe-lying vessels and offshore construction vessels for sub sea load handling. 2. A fabricated steel structural element of a slow speed, two-stroke diesel engine. It stands on the bedp ...

– The confirmed or official ship dimensions.

(AP) – The aft perpendicular passes through the aft end of the freeboard length L.

A bill of materials (also known as a BOM or bill of material) is a comprehensive list of parts, items, assemblies and other materials required to create a product, ...