A certificate issued by a classification society surveyor to allow a vessel to proceed after she has met with a mishap that may have affected its seaworthiness. It is frequently issued to enable a vessel to proceed, after temporary repairs have been effec ...

Continuous Machinery Survey.

An inert gas. A colorless, monatomic element which is found to occur in dry air to the extent of only 0.000524 percent by volume. Helium is very light, having a molecular weight of only 4.003 and specific gravity referred to air of 0.138. Because helium i ...

Sustained winds greater than or equal to 40 mph or gust greater than or equal to 58 mph.

A graphical representation of a frequency distribution. The range of the variable is divided into class intervals for which the frequency of occurrence is represented by a rectangular column. The height of the column is proportional to the frequency of ob ...

A general term for atmospheric water in any of its forms, i.e. clouds, fog, hail, ice crystals, rain.

The loss of space caused by irregularity in the shape of packages.- Any void or empty space in a vessel or container not occupied by cargo.

Fuel consumed by the engines of a ship; compartments or tanks in a ship for fuel storage.

A legal claim upon goods for the satisfaction of some debt or duty.

Refers to carriage of goods by lighter and the charge assessed therefrom.

A metal eye permanently secured to a deck or bulkhead (for mooring any blocks and tackle).

To turn the bow away from the wind; to pay the crew.

The angle of a vessel's masts from the vertical.

The ship's certificate determining the ownership and nationality of the vessel. Relieving tackle

Institute of Petroleum

Technical BulletinsUnits of measurements and conversions.

Technical BulletinsUnits of measurements and conversions.

Technical BulletinsUnits of measurements and conversions..

A unit that represents one degree of deviation from a reference point in the mean daily outdoor temperature (usually 65

The number of tons of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces "light" and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the "load line." ...