General Conditions

(1) A cargo carrying vessel, usually without an engine, towed or pushed by a tug. Small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore are known as lighters. (2) Also a term in sail racing - a boat which forces its way illegally between another contesta ...

The quality, state or degree of being acid. In oils, acidity denotes the presence of acid-type constituents whose concentration is usually defined in terms of neutralization number.

Saturday P.M.

To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in tha ...

Mean Low Water

Latitude

The weight of oxygen taken up mainly as a result of the oxidation of the constituents of a sample of water by biological action; expressed as the number of parts per million of oxygen taken up by the sample from water originally saturated with air, usuall ...

Joint Venture

A colorless, odorless but poisonous combustible gas with the formula CO. Carbon monoxide is produced in the incomplete combustion of carbon and carbon compounds such as fossil fuels (i.e. coal, petroleum) and their products (e.g. liquefied petroleum gas, ...

The conditioned or unconditioned space below the main living area or primary floor of a building.

Solar radiation that is not scattered by dust or water droplets.

A member of the deck crew who is able to perform all the duties of an experienced seamen; certificated by examination; must have three years sea service. Also called Able Seamen and A.B.

Destroyed by Storm.

The U.S. Customs' "Automated Manifest System."

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a slusher or tugger or An engine for handling drafts of cargo secured on deck and fitted with drums on a horizontal axle.

In a semiconductor, the energy difference between the highest valence band and the lowest conduction band.

Cylinder.

A cleat that attaches to the backstay over the cockpit, usually used for hanging a lantern

Ore/Oil Carrier