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

The water that is forced into a boiler to take the place of that which is evaporated in the generation of steam.

The title of a commander of a fleet or a subdivision of it.

A letter of credit that contains a limited engagement clause which states that the issuing bank promises to pay the beneficiary upon presentation of the required documents at its counters or the counters of the named bank.

The maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time, without exceeding its approved limits of temperature and stress.

International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk (IMO)

The reply to an officer's order signifying that he is understood and will be obeyed (I understand).

The ceiling classification which is applied when the ceiling height is determined by timing the ascent and disappearance of a ceiling balloon or pilot balloon.

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

(ARM)In the US, a mortgage in which the interest rate is liable to change over the term of the loan and.

(1) A cathode, usuully corrugated to give variable current densities, that is plated at low current densities to preferentially remove impurities from a plating solution. (2) A substitute cathode that is used during adjustment of operating conditions.

A unit of pressure equal to 10' dyne per cm-' (101 barye), 1000 millibars. 29.53 inches of mercury.

See ferrite.

An act beyond human control, such as lightning, flood or earthquake. – An unpredictable situation which is beyond the power of man. A natural event, not preventable by any human power, such as flood, storms, or lighting usually quoted as “force majeure” ...

Petroleum Association of Japan

Tanker Caustic Soda.

A device for conditioning air in an interior space. A Room Air Conditioner is a unit designed for installation in the wall or window of a room to deliver conditioned air without ducts. A Unitary Air Conditioner is composed of one or more assemblies that u ...

A term from Latin meaning, "according to value."

A trust which allows parents to give capital to a child and have the income from that capital.

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