Tropical Fresh

(see HSE)

Vertical Centre of Buoyancy

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

Alongside of. Side by side. Side by side ; by the side of.

The electrical resistance offered by a material to the flow of current, times the cross-sectional area of current flow and per unit length of current path; the reciprocal of the conductivity. Also called resistivity or specific resistance.

Power generated by a utility unit that operates at a very high capacity factor.

Placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

(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 ...

A recording anemoclinometer.

The amount of money needed to purchase equipment, buildings, tools, and other manufactured goods that can be used in production.

Electronic Chart System

A fixed-length group of bits representing the large data element handled as a unit by a computer. Word length is determined by the capacity of the CPU registers.

Marine Custody Transfer Measurement

Compartment in the stern of a vessel used for storage; a storage space below the deck in the cockpit.

In the direction of the vessel's head. Wind ahead is from the direction toward which the vessel's head points. In a forward direction.

A basic equation in night visual range theory, relating the illuminance of a point source of light to distance and the transmissivity of the atmosphere.

An atmospheric sounding instrument which is supported by a captive balloon and used to obtain temperature and humidity data from the ground level to a height of a few thousand feet. The data is telemetered to the ground through a wire cable.

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The forwarding agreement or carrying agreement between shipper and air carrier and is issued only in nonnegotiable form.