To remove the ballast from the a ship.

Hydrographic Chart Raster Format

See instrument error, observational error. random error, standard error, systematic error.

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European Harbour Masters Association

World Electronic Navigation Database

The part of the boat behind the beam.

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

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United States Code

A type of air compressor in which air is compressed in a series of stages as it flows axaily through a decreasing tubular area.

A member of the steward's department who served meals to officers and crew.

The writing component of a recording instrument.

Removal of dissolved mineral matter, generally from water.

Undisturbed environmental surroundings, particularly to air and temperature.

Part Cargo

Inmarsat Mobile Number

The incremental cost to an electric power producer to generate or purchase a unit of electricity or capacity or both.

A thin, inhibiting paint, usually chromate pigmented with a polyvinyl butyrate binder.

A notched support for the boom when the sail is not raised. Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is sailing.