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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 ...

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

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.

Estimated Time of ReadinessTime at which the ship will be ready to load, for instance when the crew has to clean the holds first.

A measure of the electrical charge of a capacitor consisting of two plates separated by an insulating material.

Integrated Bridge System

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

A rain gauge which indicates but does not record the amount of precipitation captured.

Operating Differential Subsidy Agreement

A document, issued by a bank to its customers, listing details of debit and credit transactions over.

See captive balloon, ceiling balloon, constant-level balloon, free balloon, hurricane beacon, kytoon, Moby Dick balloon, pilot balloon, radiosonde balloon, rockoon, skyhook balloon, transosonde.

Panamax Plus are all Panamax ships authorised for fresh water draft greater than 12.04m up to 15.2m and approved for transit in the new locks.

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

The pressure of the air at sea level; one standard atmosphere at zero degrees centigrade is equal to 14.695 pounds per square inch (1.033 kilograms per square centimeter).

A type of radiant heating system where the radiator is located along an exterior wall where the wall meets the floor.

National Maritime Enhancement Institute.

The action of light on a biological system that results in the dissociation of a substrate, usually water, to produce hydrogen.

Abbreviation for the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

A term used on the London Stock Exchange to describe a share purchase or sale. The term does not.