If a company's earnings figures are distorted either positively or negatively by exceptional one-off.

A term used on occasions in life assurance policy documents, which indicates that the assured has.

An instrument for rapidly obtaining samples of airborne dust; a type of dust counter. Particles pass through a cylindrical chamber, are drawn at high velocity through a narrow slit, and then impinge upon a microscope cover glass located a short distance f ...

A tax-efficient trust, used to pass assets to your children while still retaining some control of.

Belgian ShipMaster's Association Professional Association for shipmasters legally recognized by decision of the Belgian Council of State of 29th November 1977. Main international objective: safety of shipping & promotion of the profession. Practically BES ...

ECOnomic & SOCial Counsil of the United NationsUN agency parenting the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation, and the IMO.

An additional personal allowance and additional married couple's allowance for people aged 65 to 74.

Special Drawing Rights

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.

A counterclockwise change in wind direction. Backing winds with height are indicative of cold air advection (CAA).

Retention of property until outstanding dept is paid

A method causing a liquid or gas to condense on the surface only of an adsorbing material.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Marine Assistance Request Broadcasts.

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

An instrument for determining the dust content of a sample of air. Also spelled conimeter.

Pay between the lower earnings limit and upper earnings limit which is used to determine National.

An instrument which determines the altitude of an object with respect to a fixed level. There are two general types of altimeters: (a) the pressure altimeter, which gives an approximate measure of altitude from a pressure measurement and an assumed standa ...

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