Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count

Improving paint adhesion on aluminum or aluminum alloys, mainly aircraft skins, by treatment with a solution of' chromic acid. Also called chromodizing or chromatizing. Not to be confused with chromating or chromizing.

See river basin.

The quantity measured by a sound level meter in which the frequency response is weighted according to the A-weighting curve (see IEC publication 651).

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.

To remove the ballast from the a ship.

Large and long-winged seabird of the southern hemisphere capable of long flights. It was believed among seamen that albatrosses embodied the souls of dead sailors, and it was considered unlucky to kill one.

Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total)

The load that a power generation unit or other electrical apparatus or heating unit is rated by the manufacture to be able to meet or supply.

Commodity Box Rate.

All the months of a particular futures contract or futures option contract, for example, if all the.

International Hydrographic Organization

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

The value of a shipment agreed upon in order to secure a specific freight rate.

Open Shelter Deck

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

The turning of the blade of an oar from the vertical to the horizontal while it is being taken aback for the next stroke. This reduces the windage on the blade thus reducing the effort expended.

The difference between the price of a futures contract and the spot or cash price. The item being.

Norway (Flag)

Voyage Data Recorder