International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk (IMO)

In the futures market the price of a contract for future delivery of a commodity usually trades.

A cell produces electric energy by the galvanic oxidation of carbon; commonly used in household appliances.

Independent Tank, Center

– A portable ladder hinged to a platform attached to the side of a ship and which can be positioned to provide access between ship and shore. Telescopic accommodation ladder is used for covering a long distance between the vessel and port quay. According ...

Timbers used to support the deck planking of a wooden ship; also for supporting hatches.

Short Term Disability.

Device that permits passage between regions of differing air pressures, most often used for passage between atmospheric pressure and chambers in which the air is compressed. A typical modern air lock consists of a cylinder of steel plate with airtight doo ...

Corrective Action Request.

A continuous-recording barometer.

Inter-governmental organisation

The area of the bow or stern projecting above and beyond a perpendicular from the water line at stem or stern.

National Economic Council

The stress level in a material at or above the yield strength but below the ultimate strength, i.e., a stress in the plastic range.

A machine having a vertically mounted warping end on which a rope may be wound under power, but not stored.

An income tax allowance to single people including widows/widowers, separated spouses etc who are.

(see HSE)

A hole through casing, bulkhead, floor or deck to enable one to reach work or gear.

An air infiltration measurement technique developed by the Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure changes over time (one week to five months) when determining a building's air infiltration rate. This test cannot locate exact points of infiltration, but ...

A fund in which the objective is to outperform the market average by actively seeking out stocks.