A manifest that lists all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage.

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.

Chemical Distribution InstituteInspection scheme of tankers following the rules of the Council of Europe Federation of Chemical Industries.

Integrated bridge control system

The outboard hulls of a trimaran.

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

A device for optimizing the anaerobic digestion of biomass and/or animal manure, and possibly to recover biogas for energy production. Digester types include batch, complete mix, continuous flow (horizontal or plug-flow, multiple-tank, and vertical tank), ...

Facility Engineering Management Support 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.

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.

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

A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, thereby causing it to spread more readily on a solid surface.

An instrument for measuring the pressure of the atmosphere. The two principle types are aneroid and mercurial.

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American Society for Testing and Materials.

The first stress in a material, usually less than the maximum attainable stress, at which an increase in strain occurs without an increase in stress. Only certain metals - those that exhibit a localized, heterogeneous type of transition from elastic defor ...

The document which lists the regulations that govern the running of a company. Articles of.

Transmitted energy which is modulated in order to carry information. Usually, it is in the form of a radio- frequency sine wave, modulated either in amplitude or in frequency.

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