A means of reducing the volume of a material by compaction into a bale.

Free of Capture and SeizureInsurance term. Used until 1982 in all marine insurance contracts to refer to the war exclusion clause. Discontinued in the UK cargo insurance market in 1982 and in the hull insurance market in 1983 (BIMCO).

One hundred percent alcohol; neat ethanol.

Auxiliary engine

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig.

Europe Asia Trades Agreement (Conference)

Hertz

A graphical aid used in the reduction of data from a winds aloft observation.

Value Added Tax

Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc.

The amount of energy (in electron volts) required to free an outer shell electron from its orbit about the nucleus to a free state, and thus promote it from the valence to the conduction level.

To lay the head yards abox in a square rigged sailing vessel was to lay them square to the foremast in order to heave-to.

Bulgarian Lloyd (Class Society)

ACRONYM - Actuator

Fast Rescue Craft

Sundays, holidays, included

Format for digital cartographic data

SAR Simulation Model

An octagonal shaped shelter that originated in Mongolia, and traditionally made from leather or canvas for easy transportation.