ACRONYM Actual cubic feet per minute.

Kilowatt

A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on an extended shaft of the driver.

International Federation of Ship Master's Association. Organization grouping all the national Master's association formed in 1974. Established in London. Over 8.000 shipmaster's from more than 40 countries are affiliated to IFSMA. Was granted Consultative ...

The machine by which, when dropped to the bottom, the vessel is held fast.

An individual legally appointed by a court to settle the affairs of a deceased person who failed to.

Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion (and) for heating and other auxiliary purposes.

Water Line

The fibrous material remaining after the extraction of juice from sugarcane; often burned by sugar mills as a source of energy.

A solar day; an interval between successive transits of the sun's center across an observer's meridian; the time thus measured is not equal to clock time.

See hydrologic accounting.

A term of measure referring to 42 gallons of liquid at 60o F.

1.Non Conformance.2.Numerically Controlled.3.Non-Continuous liner on tailshaft

(1) The metal present in the largest proportion in an alloy; brass, for example, is a copper-base alloy. (2) An active metal that readily oxidizes, or that dissolves to form ions. (3) The metal to be brazed, cut, soldered, or welded. (4) After welding, th ...

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A continuous-recording barometer.

Federation of ASIAN Shipowners Association

Typically a bank or brokerage account in the names of two (or more) people. Arrangements can be.

A unit of signaling speed representing the number of code elements sent per second; often, bits per second.

An instrument designed to measure quantities of heat. Sometimes used in meteorology to measure solar radiation.