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The main continuous deck of a ship running from fore to aft; the principle deck; the deck from which the freeboard is determined.

(See KNITTLES.)

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

A subtle, diumal component of the wind velocity leading to a diumal shift of the wind or turning of the wind with the sun, produced bv the east-to-west progression of daytime surface heating.

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." ...

Permission to be absent from the ship for a short period (authorized absence).

To put a person ashore with no means of returning.

Committee Maritime International (Maritime Law Association)

Working Party on Strength of Ships (IACS)

Cape Verde Islands (flag).

Peru (flag).

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A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight, even when more power is added.

That fleet of merchant ships owned by United States citizens or corporations and registered under flags of "convenience" or "necessity" such as Liberia or Panama. The term is used to emphasize that, while the fleet is not U.,$.-flag, it is effectively und ...

The scientific study of the waters of the earth, especially with relation to the effects of precipitation and evaporation upon the occurrence and character of water in streams, lakes, and on or below the land surface. In terms of the hydrologic cycle, the ...

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Cargo Tank, Center.

Makeshift rig (emergency rig).

A seaman who is prone to argue, especially against recognized authority (big mouth).