Pieces of soft wood, covered with canvass, placed on the trestle-trees, for the eyes of the rigging to rest upon.

The component of a combustion device that regulates the amount of air entering the combustion chamber.

Hydrographic Chart Raster Format

The relationship which the return on a stock has with the return on the market as a whole, often.

One of the 3 possible distances:The max height from the water line to the topmost of a ship,The clearance between the topmost point and a bridge over a river,The max height from the water line to the top of the hatch coamings.

Primitive plants, usually aquatic, capable of synthesizing their own food by photosynthesis.

Water

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

Short Term Disability.

The inaccuracy that the manufacturer permits when the unit is calibrated in the factory.

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 ...

Removal of dissolved mineral matter, generally from water.

Polarization of the cathode; change of the electrode potential in the active (negative) direction due to current flow; a reduction from the initial potential resulting from current flow effects at or near the cathode surface. Potential becomes more active ...

Crude Oil Washing. Washing of the oil tank with jets of the same oil. This to replace washing with water which implies a risk of explosion and the problem of the disposal of cleaning water.

The ratio of the average load on (or power output of) a generating unit or system to the capacity rating of the unit or system over a specified period of time.

A delta-neutral spread composed of more long options than short options on the same underlying.

An institution which takes deposits from individuals, companies, organisations etc..

The transfer of ownership of an item from one person to another. The 'item' may be tangible or.

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

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