A common measure of ship carrying capacity. The number of tons (2240 lbs.) of cargo, stores and bunkers that a vessel can transport. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces "light" and the number of tons it displaces "w ...

Refrigerator ship; a vessel designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit. A reefer ship has insulated holds into which cold air is passed at the temperature appropriate to the goods being carried.

A recording hair hygrometer.

Eluding precise prediction, completely irregular.

The foremost port, used for stowing.

A tanker is a bulk carrier designed to transport liquid cargo, most often petroleum products. Oil tankers vary in size from small coastal vessels of 1,500 tons deadweight, through medium-sized ship of 60,000 tons, to the giant VLCCs (very large crude carr ...

Technically, the ratio of length of anchor rode in use to the vertical distance from the bow of the vessel to the bottom of the water. Usually six to seven to one for calm weather and more scope in storm conditions.

Tight.

A small vessel with two masts and no tops. A fore-and-aft schooner has only fore-and-aft sails.A topsail schooner carries a square fore topsail, and frequently, also, opgallant sail and royal. There are some schooners with three masts. They lso have no to ...

Charge for conveying cargo by lighters or barges.

A hole cut in a vessel's deck, as, a hatchway. Also, a hole cut in any part of a vessel. To scuttle, is to cut or bore holes in a vessel to make her sink.

(Pronounced tay-cle.) A purchase, formed by a rope rove through one or more blocks.

The inclination of a mast from the perpendicular.

Echo- E = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . )Flag= Blue over red.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am altering my course to starboard.

Equals gross tonnage minus deductions for space occupied by crew accommodations, machinery, navigation equipment and bunkers. It represents space available for cargo (and passengers). Canal tolls are based on net (registered) tonnage.

Delta. D = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - . - )Flag= Blue central horizontal stripe with smaller yellow strip above and under.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am maneuvering with difficulty. (Similar fog signal.)

(See FRENCH-FAKE.)

To stand on different tacks towards and from the land.

Holes cut in the water-ways for the water to run from the decks.

(Pronounced rat-lins.) Lines running across the shrouds, horizontally, like the rounds of a ladder, and used to step upon in going aloft.