A type of climatic diagram whose coordinates are some form of temperature vs. a form of humidity or precipitation.

Resting on the bottom.

Hatch cover in a tween deck vessel, which is flush with the deck.

An opening through which fresh air is supplied to a space or cabin.

In the direction from which the wind blows. (See WIND-WARD, LEE.) A ship carries a weather helm when she tends to come up into the wind, requiring you to put the helm up. Weather gage. A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of he ...

A quantity of cable, more or less, placed in order for letting go the anchor or paying out.

Water vapor content of the air. See absolute humidity, dew point, mixing ratio, relative humidity, specific humidity.

An instrument for measuring the extinction coefficient in water.

The elevation of a compressor above sea level.

Latvia (Flag)

Tubeshaft

To sink a vessel by boring holes in her bottom or by opening sea valves.

With all sails filling from the opposite side from which they are trimmed.

Fuel Oil Surcharge.

Freight loaded into a ship.

After deck over counter. The part of a rounded stern which extends past the rearmost perpendicular.

A small sail sometimes set under the foot of a lower studdingsail.(See WATER SAIL.)

Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owner or owners.

Abbreviation for "Bunker Adjustment Factor." Used to compensate steamship lines for fluctuating fuel costs. Sometimes called "Fuel Adjustment Factor" or FAF.

Hitchment B/L: B/L covering parts of a shipment which are loaded at more than one location. Hitchment B/L usually consists of two parts, hitchment and hitchment memo. The hitchment portion usually covers the majority of a divided shipment and carries the ...