A device fitted on a chassis or railcar to hold and secure the container.

The heel of the stem where it connects to the keel.

Jammed, not clear.

An opening, generally rectangular, in a ship's deck affording access into the compartment below.

Speed of 1 nautical mile per hour (1.7 land miles per hour).

A maritime industry abbreviation for "Lighter Aboard Ship." A specially constructed vessel equipped with an overhead crane for lifting specially designed barges and stowing them into cellular slots in an athwartship position.

To place in the water.

The amount in degrees that a vessel tilts from the vertical.

Standing toward the land and off again alternately.

The beginning grade for members of the deck department. The next step is able bodied seaman.

The projection of the stern beyond the sternpost and of the bow beyond the stem.

An officer who operates and controls the shipboard communication equipment.

Refrigerated container.

Saturday and Holidays Included.

The timber at the extreme forward part of a boat secured to the forward end of the keel.

A continuous planking or plating fitted out to and from stem to stern of a vessel's side.

Health & Safety Executive (UK)

Limestone Carrier.

A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind, followed by a lull or slackening. Compare to peak gust.

The mast in the forepart of a vessel, nearest the bow.