A natural or synthetic polymer, which at room temperature can be stretched repeatedly to at least twice its original length, and which after removal of the tensile load will immediately and forcibly return to approximately its original length.

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.

A power plant that is normally operated to generate a base load, and that usually operates at a constant load; examples include coal fired and nuclear fueled power plants.

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Destroyed by Storm.

Format for digital cartographic data

Inert Gas System

American Institute of Merchant Shipping.

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Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation (WDT)Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry will be filed.

General operators' certificate with regard to GMDSS

(ESOP)A plan devised to encourage employees to purchase stock in their company usually at a price below.

Hydrostatic Balanced Loading. Method of loading large oil tankers which allows to extends the lives of tankers from 25 to 30 years with regard to MARPOL phase-out provision.

SAR Simulation Model

A unit of length named for A.J. Angstome, a Swedish spectoscopist, used in measuring electromagnetic radiation equal to 0.000,000,01 centimeters.

Watertight

Association of Mechanical Engineers.

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Subcommittee on ship Design and Equipment.(IMO)